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1. Truce (Adj)-
- Meaning: A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties; A cancellation or postponement of a punishment
- Synonyms: armistice, break, ceasefire, lull, moratorium, reprieve, respite
- Antonyms: continuation, disagreement, fight
- Usage: Rajasthan Congress factions inching towards a truce.
2. Embellished (noun) –
- Meaning: To make more beautiful or attractive by adorning or decorating; Add more detail concerning what has already been said
- Synonyms: adorn, decorate, deck, dress, complicate, develop, amplify, detail, describe
- Antonyms: blemish, deface, disfigure, abridge, compress, condense
- Usage: Indian governn1ents over several decades, enthusiastically embellished by a vibrant, popular culture.
3. Pacification (adj) –
- Meaning: The process of pacifying;
- Synonyms: appeasement, conciliation, mollification, reconciliation
- Antonyms: incitement, provocation, motivation
- Usage: Development may not lead
to pacification of the conflict in Kashmi
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4. The emblems or insignia of royalty- Regalia
5. An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering-Utopia
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6. (A) Crimatorium (B) Cremetorium (C) Crematoriem (D) Crematorium
7. (A) Cunnoisseur (B) Connoissier (C) Connoissour (D) Connoisseur
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8. Be out in left field:
- Meaning: To be out in left field is not to know what’s going on. Taken from baseball, when youngsters assign less capable players to the outfield where the ball is less likely to be hit by a young player. In business, one might say, ‘Don’t ask the new manager; he’s out in left field and doesn’t know any answers yet.’
- Example: Sure, my aunt is really wacky and often out in left field, but I love her to pieces!
9. Beard the lion in his own den:
- Meaning: If you confront a powerful or dangerous rival on their territory, you are bearding the lion in his own den.
- Example: A risk very often doesn’t turn out well, but if you don’t face it and beard the lion in his den, you will never achieve the success you truly desire.
