(VOCABULARY)
1. Clout (Noun)-
- Definition: Influence or power, especially in politics or business
- Synonyms: Influence, Power, Pull, Weight, Sway, Leverage
- Antonyms: Helplessness, Impotence, llnpotency, Powerlessness, Weakness
- Usage: The best forum to test political clout in a democracy is the legislature. 8)
2. Grapple –
- Definition: Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
- Synonyms: Wrestle, Struggle, Tussle; Brawl
- Antonyms: Release, Relinquishment, abnegation, devotement, immolation
- Usage: Still recovering from the violence and bloodbath during its nearly three-decade-long civil war, and grappling with the economic and social challenges in its aftermath, Sri Lanka cannot afford to recede from the democratic space that opened up in 2015.
3. Simmer (Verb) –
- Definition: Show or feel barely suppressed anger or other strong emotion
- Synonyms: Be furious, Be enraged, Be ang1y
- Antonyms: Get steamed up
- Usage: The simmering tensions over the last few months between the Reserve Bank of India and the Centre found spectacular release over the weekend through a public speech by Deputy Governor Viral
4. Rue (Verb) –
- Definition: Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone.
- Synonyms: Regret, Be sorry about feel, Apologetic/remorseful about
- Antonyms: Impenitence, Remorselessness
- Usage: I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan
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5. A substance which destroys or weakens germs – Antiseptic
6. A disease confined to a particular district or a place – Endemic
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7. (A) Palmonary (B) Pulmunary (C) pulmonary (D) Pulmonary
8. (A) Physoignomy (B) Physiognumy (C) Physiognomy (D) Physiognomy
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9. Groan inwardly
- Meaning – Refers to a feeling where you want to express despair, disapproval or distress, but you keep quite.
- Example – She was quite disappointed at the sarcastic remark by her friend but looking at the situation she groaned inwardly.
10. Beard the lion in his den
- Meaning – Challenge someone in his own area.
- Example – If be doesn’t come to see me today, I’ll have to beard the lion in his den.
