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1. Lingering (Adjective) –
- Meaning: lasting for a long time or slow to end.
- Synonyms: remaining, surviving, persisting
- Antonyms: short-lived, ephemeral, temporary, short-term,
- Usage: “there are still some lingering doubts in my mind”
2. Afloat (Adjective) –
- Meaning: out of debt or difficulty.
- Synonyms: drifting, buoyant, adrift
- Antonyms: broke, ruined, busy
- Usage: “professional management will be needed to keep firms afloat”
3. Sapping (Verb) –
- Meaning: gradually weaken or destroy (a person’s strength or power).
- Synonyms: erode, wear away, wear down
- Antonyms: refreshing, absorbing, engaging
- Usage: “our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians”
4. Avowed (Verb)-
- Meaning: assert or confess openly.
- Synonyms: assert, declare, state, maintain
- Antonyms: unspoken
- Usage: “he avowed that he had voted Labour in every election”
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5. Animals living in water – Aquatic
6. A mour11:ful poem or a song – Elegy
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7. (A) Indixtment (B) Indictmint (C) Indictmeant (D) Indictment
8. (A) Recomittment (B)Recommittment (C) Recummitment (D) Recommitment
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9. Busy as a beaver:
- Meaning: If you’re as busy as a beaver, you’re very busy indeed.
- Example: I’ve been as busy as a beaver building a new dam this year. I’ve had almost no free time!
10. Brush under the carpet:
- Meaning: If you brush something under the carpet, you are making an attempt to ignore it, or hide it from others.
- Example: The senator has been accused of trying to sweep his former drug use under the carpet.
