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1. Arduous (Adjective) –
- Meaning: involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
- Synonyms: onerous, taxing, difficult
- Antonyms: easy, effortless
- Usage: “an arduous journey”
2. Clamp down (Verb):
- Meaning: suppress or prevent something in an oppressive or harsh manner.
- Synonyms: suppress, prevent, stop
- Antonyms: relent
- Usage: “the authorities have also cla1nped down on public demonstrations”
3. Sustenance (Noun) –
- Meaning: food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.
- Synonyms: nourishment, food, nutriment
- Antonyms: deprivation, extras, starvation
- Usage: “poor n1ral economies turned to potatoes for sustenance”
4. Fostering (Verb) –
- Meaning: encourage the development of(something, especially son1ething desirable).
- Synonyms: encourage, promote, fi.1rther
- Antonyms: neglect, suppress, destroy
- Usage: “the teacher’s task is to foster learning”
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5. A small village or group of houses –Hamlet
6. A person who loves everybody – Altruist
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7. (A) Streightaway (B) Straightaway (C) Straightawey (D) Straighteway
8. (A) Indegenation (B) Indigenation (C) Indignation (D) Indegnation
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9. Double take:
- Meaning: – If someone does a double take, they react very slowly to something to show how shocked or surprised they are.
- Example: – When the nurse saw that the man had six toes, she did a double take.
10. Double-edged sword:
- Meaning: – If someone uses an argument that could both help them and harm them, then they are using a double-edged sword; it cuts both ways.
- Example: – Finding and choosing kids’ computer games can be a double-edged sword for parents.
