English Vocabulary for SSC Exams 2021: There is one question that always clicks in student's minds during the preparation phase i.e., Will I be able to recall all the vocabulary words during the exam time? This is nothing but a Phobia of English. English Phobia influences students and their communicative language. It reflects on their communicative skills & results as well. To help you overcome the phobia & learn new words in a systematic way, we are going to list down some easy ways to learn vocab & memorize words based on a common theme.
This article would be very important for upcoming SSC Exams like SSC CGL Tier 2, SSC MTS 2020-21, SSC GD Constable 2021, etc.
Easy Way to Learn English Vocabulary for SSC Exams 2021
Let us start by understanding some basics:
Roots in the English language are made up of four parts. These are -
GREEK ROOTS, GERMAN ROOTS, FRENCH ROOTS, LATIN ROOTS
If you learn these roots, you can figure out the meaning of hundreds of English language words without even knowing their exact meaning. Yes, you read it right!!
The first question arises here is what is root?
A root is the part of the word which gives instructions to a word. Now, how many parts is a word made of? A word is made up of three parts. For ex- subtracted
Sub (prefix) --------tract (root) ---------- ed (suffix)
Note: PREFIX---a word, letter or number placed before another.
SUFFIX---a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
CASE I
ROOT - CIDE means Killing or murder or cutting
With the help of this root, you can get the meaning of several other English words. Such as,
- SUICIDE----killing oneself
- MATRICIDE----killing one’s mother
- PATRICIDE----killing one’s father
- FRATRICIDE----killing one’s own brother
- INFANTICIDE----killing a newborn
- FOETICIDE----killing an unborn child
- INSECTICIDES----chemicals which are used for killing insects
- PESTICIDES----chemicals which are used for killing pests
- HOMICIDE----killing a human being
CASE II
ROOT ----Pater or Patri means father or fatherhood or relating to fathers or father land
Other Words -
- PATRIARCHY----A system (a family/ society) which is run by the male head (father) of the family.
- PATRIOT----One who loves his nation (the word actually originated from Germany where they call their nation as fatherland instead of motherland).
- COMPATRIOT----People who belong to the same nation and live together.
- EXPATRIATE----People who share the same origin but are living in some other nation.
- PATERNITY----Fatherhood
- PATERNAL----related to father
CASE III
Consider APO or APHO as a ROOT means away, off, separate, without, absent, loss, regret, lack.
Other words:
- APHOBIA----Fearlessness, a lack of fear.
- APHONIC---- having no voice or sound; mute.
- APHONOUS---- Without a voice, voiceless.
- APHORISM---- a short expression of a general truth.
- APOLOGETIC---- expressing or showing regretful acknowledgment of an offence or failure.
- APOLOGETICISM---- An instance use of an expression of regret.
- APOLOGIAN---- one who regrets.
- APOGEOTROPIC---- Bending away from the ground.
- APOSTROPHE---- address to an absent or imaginary person
CASE IV
ROOT ----CAUST or CAUT means to burn, caution, careful
Other English words:
- CAUTEL---- caution
- CAUTELOUS---- careful
- CAUTERANT---- an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it.
- CAUSTIC---- any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- CAUSTICITY---- The quality of being physically caustic, burning, corrosive.
- CAUSTICIZATION---- The act of making something burn (caustic).
- CAUSTICALLY---- burnt in a vitriolic manner
- CAUTERIZE----to burn with a hot instrument.
- HOLOCAUST----total devastation, especially by fire.
CASE V
Consider BEL or BELLI as a ROOT means WAR, FIGHT, RESISTANCE, OPPOSES
Other words:
- BELLIC----warlike
- BELLICISM---- The policy or practice of resorting to war even when it is not necessary and is avoidable.
- BELLICIST---- Adherent of bellicism, an advocate of war, one who is war-centered or war-oriented.
- BELLICOSE---- having or showing a ready disposition to fight
- BELLIGERENT----hostile ready to fight
- BELLICOSITY---- a natural disposition to fight
- BELLIGERATI---- Literary people, authors — literati — who promote wars of aggression.
- BELLIGERENCY---- aggressive or warlike behaviour.
- REBEL----person who opposes and fights
- REBELLIOUS---- resisting control or authority
- REBELLER---- One who rebels or opposes
CASE VI
ROOT ----AMI or AMO means LOVE, MORAL, EASY TO TALK TO
Other words:
- AMOR---- god of love
- AMORET---- A love knot, love token, or love song.
- AMORALLY---- without regard for morality
- AMORETTE---- A petty love affair.
- AMORIST---- one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love
- AMORISTIC---- of or pertaining to romantic love
- AMOROUS---- inclined toward or displaying love
- AMITY----friendly and peaceful relations
- AMIABLE----friendly, pleasant, lovable
- AMIABLENESS---- a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
- AMOROUSNESS---- a feeling of love or fondness
Vocabulary Books for SSC Exams 2021
Here are some of the books to prepare vocabulary words for SSC Exams
| Name of the Book | Publication/Author |
| Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis |
| Black Books of English Vocabulary | Nikhil Gupta |
| From Plinth to Paramount | Neetu Singh |
