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1. Abrupt (Adjective) –
- Meaning: sudden and unexpected.
- Synonyms: sudden, immediate, instantaneous
- Antonyms: gradual, unhurried, sluggish, slack,
- Usage: “I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject”
2. Convulsed (Verb) –
- Meaning: suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.
- Synonyms: shudder, jerk
- Antonyms: cried, wept, sobbed
- Usage: “she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain”
3. Proximity (Noun) –
- Meaning: nearness in space, time, or relationship.
- Synonyms: closeness, nearness, presence
- Antonyms: distance, remoteness, openness
- Usage: “do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets”
4. Chaotic (Adjective) –
- Meaning: in a state of complete confusion and disorder.
- Synonyms: disorderly, disordered, irregular, promiscuous
- Antonyms: orderly, cosmos, serialated
- Usage: ” the politcal situation was chaotic”
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5. Wildly unreasonable, illogical or ridiculous –Absurd
6. Government by Department of State – Bureaucracy
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7. (A) Unblemissed (B) Unblemished (C) Unbllemished (D) Unbllemissed
8. (A) Inteligentt (B) Intelliggen (C) Inteliggentt (D) Intelligent
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9. Cast your net widely:
- Meaning: If you cast your net widely, you use a wide range of sources when trying to find something.
- Example: I always encourage my students to cast their nets wide when contemplating potential careers.
10. Cast sheep’s eyes at:
- Meaning: If you cast sheep’s eyes at someone, you look lovingly or with longing at them.
- Example: When I tried to feed the baby something new, she cast a sheep’s eye at it and then tried to smack it out of my hand
