1. Glaring (verb) –
- Meaning: giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.
- Synonyms: dazzling blinding, blazing, extremely bright, fluorescent
- Antonyms: Dim, low, General, ordinary, simple
- Usage: The lapses were glaringly exemplified by the death of patient
2. Ingenious (verb) –
- Meaning: clever, original, and inventive.
- Synonyms: intuitive, sophisticated, trailblazing, pioneering.
- Antonyms: unskillful, slow, uninventive, unready
- Usage: She was ingenious at finding ways to work more quickly.
3. Pretensions (Noun) –
- Meaning: a claim or assertion of a claim to something.
- Synonyms: ostentation, aspiration, clain1, assertion
- Antonyms: demureness, modestness, simplicity, discreetness, plainness
- Usage: He spoke about his achievements without pretension.
4. Anoint (verb) –
- Meaning: smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony.
- Synonyms: consecrate, sanctify, bless, ordain.
- Antonyms: condemn, degrade, disrespect.
- Usage: He was anointed the Chief minister. important personalities of the month (december)
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5. Worth eating – Edible
6. A partner in a crime – Accomplice
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7. (A) Cohessive (B) Cohesive (C) Cuobesive (D) Cohessive
8. (A) Cemanting (B) Cementing (C) Cimenting (D) Ceminting
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9. Close at hand:
- Meaning: If something is close at hand, it is nearby or conveniently located.
- Example: Your mother will need you close at hand to help as she makes the big dinner.
10. Close to your heart:
- Meaning: If something is close to your heart, you care a lot about it. (‘Dear to your heart’ is an alternative.)
- Example: The little girl who came to visit the elderly woman every weekend was very close to her heart.
