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1. Restrictive (Adjective) –
- Definition: Imposing restrictions on someone’s activities or freedom.
- Synonyms: Cap, Circumscribe, Confine
- Antonyms: Broaden, Expand, Widen
- Usage: A web of restrictive regulations
2. Covert (Adjective) –
- Definition: Not openly acknowledged or displayed.
- Synonyms: Secret, Furtive, Clandestine, Surreptitious,
- Antonyms: Overt, Above Board , ostensible
- Usage: Covert operations against the dictatorship.
3. Rein (verb) –
- Definition: Keep under control; restrain.
- Synonyms: Restrain, Check, Curb, Constrain,
- Antonyms: Helplessness, Weakness, Tiredness
- Usage: After the president resigned, the vice president stepped in and took the reins of the company.
4. Confined (Adjective) –
- Definition: (of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped.
- Synonyms: Cramped, Constricted, Restricted, Limited
- Antonyms: Open, Roomy
- Usage: The IS has lost 95% of the territory it once controlled and is now confined to narrow pockets on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
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5. A number of artists, dancers, acrobats – Troupe
6. One who performs daring gymnastic feats- Acrobat
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7. (A) Cantunment (B) Cantonmeant (C) Cuntonment (D) Cantonment
8. (A) Episscopacy (B) Epescopacy (C)Episcopecy (D) Episcopacy
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Hit the road running
- Meaning – Start performing immediately.
- Example – She was our old employee. She hit the road running when she joined us back.
10. Flying start
- Meaning – Something that is immediately successful.
- Example – The film hit the box office with a flying start and collected the highest revenue on day 1.
