(VOCABULARY)
1. Contagion (Noun) –
- Meaning: a disease spread by close contact.
- Synonyms: contamination, infection, disease
- Antonyms: advantage, cleanliness, purification
- Usage: ”through personal hygiene the spread of common contagions is discouraged”
2. Lethal (Adjective)-
- Meaning: very harmful or destructive.
- Synonyms: fatal, deadly, mortal
- Antonyms: harmless, safe, non violent,
- Usage: “the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record”
3. Viable (Adjective) –
- Meaning: capable of working successfully; feasible.
- Synonyms: workable, feasible, practicable
- Antonyms: impracticable
- Usage: “the proposed investment was economically viable”
4. Impediment (Noun) –
- Meaning: a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
- Synonyms: hindrance, obstruction, obstacle
- Antonyms: benefit
- Usage: ”a serious impediment to scientific progress
(ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. One who is known widely but unusually unfavorably is – Notorious
6. Too willing to obey other people –Subservient
(MISSPELT WORDS)
7. (A) Unesenntial (B) Unesentiall (C) Unesenttial (D) Unessential
8. (A) Vancuish (B) Vanquesh (C) Vanquiss (D) Vanquish
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. As much use as a chocolate fire-guard:
- Meaning: A fire-guard is used in front of a fireplace for safety. A chocolate fire guard is of no use. An alternative to ‘As much use as a chocolate teapot’.
- Example: Until the power comes back on, all those microwaveable meals we got are about as much use as a chocolate fireguard.
