Important parts of English Vocabulary

One Word Substitution

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One word substitution is one of the essential parts of the vocabulary. This simply means that you need to replace the sentence with a single word. In this area, you need good vocabulary to solve your questions well. Questions based on word substitutions are often asked in various competitive exams. One easy method of doing one word substitution is by using the root method. Roots are nothing but the words from which the main word has been derived.

Example :

CIDE= KILLING

Killing of a human being - Homicide

Killing/ Murder of a king - Regicide

Killing of an Infant/ newborn baby - Infanticide

Killing of a race or community - Genocid

Idioms

An idiom is a term whose meaning cannot be determined from the literal meaning of the words that make it up. Many idioms are figurative. They aim to create images, associations, or other effects in the minds of listeners or readers that go beyond the literal meaning and expected usage of the word in question. 

Raining cats and dogs are common English idioms. Literally, this phrase means that the animal falls from the clouds. What the idiom really means is that it's raining very hard.

Here are some more examples of common English idioms:

Hit the sack means to go to sleep.

Under the weather means sick.

You can say that again means a person has said something true and you agree.

Proverbs 

The most important function of the proverb is to teach and educate the audience. They often include expert advice and work to educate readers about what is prepared for them if they do something. Therefore, proverbs play a doctrine role because they play a universal role in teaching the general public wisdom and prudence.

Examples :

• “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” 

  Meaning: Taking care of yourself leads to success and productivity.

• “It's no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.” 

  Meaning: Fixing a mistake won’t help after the consequences have happened.

• “Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.” 

  Meaning: People prefer sharing good news over bad news.