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1. Subterfuge (Noun) –
- Meaning: deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal.
- Synonyms: trickery, intrigue, deviousness
- Antonyms: honesty, openness, simplicity, naivety, directness
- Usage: ”he had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions”
2. Dislodging (Verb) –
- Meaning: knock or force out of position.
- Synonyms: remove, move, shift
- Antonyms: ordering, planting, sowing
- Usage: “the hoofs of their horses dislodged loose stones”
3. Glaring (Adjective)-
- Meaning: giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.
- Synonyms: dazzling, blinding, blazing
- Antonyms: dim, soft
- Usage: “the glaring sun”
4. Culmination (Noun) –
- Meaning: the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.
- Synonyms: climax, pinnacle, peak
- Antonyms: nadir
- Usage: “the deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation”
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5. A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time, usually in return for rent – Lease
6. To give money for sales to agents –Commission
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7. (A) Rilaxation (B) Relexation (C) Relacsation (D) Relaxation
8. (A) Remmision (B) Remisionn (C) Rimission (D) Remission
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9. Burn the midnight oil:
- Meaning: If you stay up very late working or studying, you bum the midnight oil.
- Example: Denise has been burning the midnight oil trying to finish this report, so she must be exhausted.
10. Catch as catch can:
- Meaning: This means that people should try to get something any way they can.
- Example: The restaurant was so busy during dinner that getting service was catch as catch can
