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1. Promulgated (Verb) –
- Meaning: promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
- Synonyms: make known, make public, publicize
- Antonyms: concealed, covered, hid
- Usage: “these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization”
2. Moot (Adjective) –
- Meaning: subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.
- Synonyms: debatable, open to debate, open to discussion
- Antonyms: accomplished, certain, handsdown
- Usage: “whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect was a moot point”
3. Amicable (Adjective) –
- Meaning: characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.
- Synonyms: friendly, good-natured, cordial
- Antonyms: unfriendly, hostile
- Usage: ”an amicable settlement of the dispute”
4. Confer (Verb) –
- Meaning: grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
- Synonyms: bestow on, present with/to, grant to
- Antonyms: withhold, remove
- Usage: “the Minister may have exceeded the powers conferred on him by Parliament”
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5. Someone not fit to be chosen – Ineligible
6. Belong to same period – Contemporary
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7. (A) Isocoronous (B) Isochronies (C) lsochronuos (D) Isochronous
8. (A) Plibiscite (B) Plebescite (C) Plebiscete (D) Plebiscite
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Bite off more than you can
- Meaning: If you bite off more than you can chew, you take on more responsibilities than you can manage. ‘Don’t bite off more than you can chew’ is often used to advise people against agreeing to more than they can handle.
- Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I volunteered to manage three little league teams in one season.
