(VOCABULARY)
1. Egalitarian (Adjective) –
- Definition: Believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
- Synonyms: Moralist, Equalitarian
- Antonyms: Elitist, Tyrannical and Authoritarian
- Usage: All aspects of the business of sanitation need reform if India is to meet Goal Number 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals with egalitarian policies.
2. Fiscal (Adjective) –
- Definition: Relating to or resembling faces
- Synonyms: Ordure, Dung, Manure, Scat
- Antonyms: fresh, Pleasant, Uncorrupt
- Usage: The recent data from Uttar Pradesh show that in spite of working in mission mode to expand sanitation, 87% of fiscal sludge expelled from toilets in urban areas is untreated.
3. Render (Verb) –
- Definition: Provide or give (a service, help, etc.).
- Synonyms: Give, Provide, Supply
- Antonyms: Keep, Take, Withhold and Conceal
- Usage: Money serves as a reward for services rendered
4. Erosion (Noun) –
- Definition: The gradual destruction or diminution of something.
- Synonyms: Abrasion, Scraping Away, Grinding down.
- Antonyms: Construction and Strengthening
- Usage: The erosion of support for the party
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5. The place where water is collected and stored – Reservoir
6. The receptacle for storing coal – Scuttle
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7. (A) Resurection (B) Resurrection (C) Risurrection (D) Reserrection
8. (A) Sarcophugus (B) Sarcophagus (C) Sarcophaguos (D) Sarcophagos
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Smash hit
- Meaning – Refers to music, films which are very successful.
- Example – His music became a smash hit in a week’s ti1ne
10. Miss the boat
- Meaning – Failing to take advantage of an opportunity because of slow actions.
- Example – I managed to get a discount of 10% but could not get an early bird offer. Reaching late made me miss the boat.
