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1. Sinister (Adjective) –
- Meaning: giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
- Synonyms: menacing, threatening, ominous
- Antonyms: unthreatening, auspicious, benevolent
- Usage: “there was something sinister about that murmuring voice”
2. Defamation (Noun) –
- Meaning: the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel.
- Synonyms: libel, slander, character assassination
- Antonyms: commendation, praise, admiration, glorification
- Usage: “she sued him for defamation”
3. Inflated (Verb) –
- Meaning: fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended.
- Synonyms: blown up, aerated, filled
- Antonyms: deflated, contradict, deny, repeal
- Usage: “never use an airline on a garage forecourt to inflate your tyres”
4. Purported (Verb) –
- Meaning: appear to be or do something, especially falsely.
- Synonyms: claim, lay claim, profess
- Antonyms: known, established, proven
- Usage: “she is not the person she purports to be”
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5. One who possesses many talents – Versatile
6. A person who lives by himself- Recluse
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7. (A) lndependance (B) Indipendence (C) lndependence (D) Independanse
8. (A) Sepherd (B) Shepherd (C) Shephard (D) Sheferd
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9. As mad as a hatter:
- Meaning:- This simile means that someone is crazy or behaves very strangely. In the past many people who made hats went insane because they had a lot of contact with mercury.
- Example:- The way he dressed for the event, he must be as 1nad as a hatter.
10. Better Late than Never
- Meaning:- doing something late is better than not doing it at all.
- Example:- All of us have been waiting for you for two hours – but better late than never.
