General English MCQs
Topic Notes: General English
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
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One who is skilled in many languages.
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Linguist
A Linguist is a person skilled in foreign languages. A Polyglot (a close synonym) is also one who speaks many languages. A Philanthropist is one who benefits mankind. A Novice is a beginner.
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Murder (or murderer) of oneself.
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Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Patricide is the killing of one's father. Homicide is the killing of a person. Regicide is the killing of a king.
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Murder (or murderer) of the king.
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Regicide
Regicide is the action of killing a king. Patricide is the killing of one's father. Homicide is the killing of a person. Suicide is the killing of oneself.
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Murder (or murderer) of man.
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Homicide
Homicide is the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder. Patricide is the killing of one's father. Infanticide is the killing of an infant. Suicide is the killing of oneself.
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Murder (or murderer) of an infant.
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Infanticide
Infanticide is the crime of killing a child within a year of birth. Homicide is the killing of one person by another. Regicide is the killing of a king. Suicide is the killing of oneself.
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Murder (or murderer) of one's father.
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Patricide
Patricide is the act of killing one's father. Infanticide is the killing of an infant. Homicide is the killing of one person by another. Regicide is the killing of a king.
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To put out of social circle.
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Excommunicate
To Excommunicate is to officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church, or more generally, from a group or society. To Emigrate is to leave one's country. To Eradicate is to wipe out. To Backbite is to speak evil of someone in their absence.
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To present a thing as greater than truth.
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Exaggerate
To Exaggerate is to represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is. To Censure is to find fault with. To Eradicate is to wipe out. Ambiguous means open to interpretation.
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To wipe out.
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Eradicate
To Eradicate means to destroy completely; put an end to. To Exaggerate is to represent as greater than truth. To Emigrate is to leave one's country. To Censure is to find fault with.
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To leave one's country and go to live in a foreign land.
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Emigrate
To Emigrate is to leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another. To Excommunicate is to put out of a social circle. To Eradicate is to wipe out. An Alien is one residing in a country of which he is not a citizen.