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1. Strewn (Verb) –
- Meaning: scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.
- Synonyms: scatter, spread, disperse
- Antonyms: gather, consider, catch on, comprehension
- Usage: “a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor”
2. Aggravated (Verb)-
- Meaning: annoy or exasperate.
- Synonyms: annoy, irritate, exasperate
- Antonyms: calm, conciliate, reconcile
- Usage: “military action would only aggravate the situation”
3. Infirm (Adjective) –
- Meaning: not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness.
- Synonyms: frail, weak, feeble
- Antonyms: strong, healthy
- Usage: “those who were old or infirm”
4. Indelible (Adjective) –
- Meaning: making marks that cannot be re1noved.
- Synonyms: ineradicable, inerasable, ineffaceable
- Antonyms: erasable
- Usage: “an indelible marker pen”
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5. Opinion contrary to accepted doctrine –Heresy
6. Person who eats too much – Glutton
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7. (A) Eclipse (B) Ecllipsse (C) Ecclipse (D) Eclippse
8. (A) Assumpption (B) Assumption (C) Assumptionn (D) Assumpttion
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9. After your own heart
- Meaning: Sharing one’s tastes or views.
- Example: A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you.
10. Against the grain:
- Meaning: contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something.
- Example: If doing something goes against the grain, you’re unwilling to do it because it contradicts what you believe in, but you have no real choice.
