(VOCABULARY)
1. Ousted (Verb) –
- Meaning: drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.
- Synonyms: drive out, expel, force out, throw out
- Antonyms: accepted, allowed, appointed
- Usage: ”the reformists were ousted fi-om power”
2. Flattening (Verb) –
- Meaning: make or become flat or flatter.
- Synonyms: crush, squash, compact
- Antonyms: roughen, make uneven
- Usage: “her hair had been flattened by the storm”
3. Stringent (Adjective) –
- Meaning: strict, precise, and exacting.
- Synonyms: firm, rigid, rigorous
- Antonyms: lenient, flexible
- Usage: ”stringent guidelines on air pollution”
4. Inevitably (Adverb) –
- Meaning: as is certain to happen; unavoidably.
- Synonyms: naturally, automatically, necessarily,
- Antonyms: unnecessarily, evitably
- Usage: ”inevitably some details are already out of date”
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5. Suitable or intended only for young persons – Juvenile
6. Hard working and diligent – Sedulous
(MISSPELT WORDS)
7. (A) Diffussion (B) Diffusion (C) Diffusionn (D) Difusionn
8. (A) Expansivness (B) Expanssiveness (C) Expansiveness (D) Expansiviness
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Chop and change:
- Meaning: If things chop and change, they keep changing, often unexpectedly.
- Example: When we chop and change this much, it frustrates our customers. We need to set a schedule and stick to it.
10. Circling the drain:
- Meaning: If someone is circling the drain, they are very near death and have little time to live. The phrase can also describe a project or plan or campaign that that is on the brink of failure.
- Example: The company’s closure was inevitable, as it has been circling the drain for the last six months.
