(VOCABULARY)
1. Crunch (Noun)
- Definition: a crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made.
- Synonyms: moment of truth, critical point, crux, crisis, decision time, zero hour
- Antonyms: calm, peace, trivia.
- Usage: when it comes to the crunch you chicken out
2. Frantic (Adjective) –
- Definition: distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
- Synonyms: panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicky, beside oneself, at one’s wits’ end, berserk, distraught
- Antonyms: calm, peace.
- Usage: she was frantic with worry
3. Tailspin (Verb) –
- Definition: become increasingly chaotic and out of control.
- Synonyms: breakdown, crack-up, nervous breakdown
- Antonyms: calmness, composure, contentment, ease
4. Denude (Verb) –
- Definition: Strip (son1ething) of its covering, possessions, or assets.
- Synonyms: Divest, Strip, Clear, Deprive, Bereave
- Antonyms: Cover
- Usage: Almost overnight the Arctic was denuded of animals.
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5. One who pays out money at a bank- Teller
6. The shelter for a cow- Pen
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7. (A) Resurreaction (B) Resurection (C) Resirrection (D) Resurrection
8. (A) Anisthetic (C) Anesthutic (B) Aniesthetic (D) Anesthetic
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Lump in your throat
- Meaning – Refers to a tight feeling in your throat because of an emotion like sadness or gratitude.
- Example – After all the hardships, I saw my son winning a gold medal today – I had a lump in my throat.
10. Golden handshake
- Meaning – Big sum of money given to a person when they leave a company or retire.
- Example – The management of various PSUs wanted to cut down on the man power. They offered a golden hand shake to many of their aged employees.
