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1. Browbeat (verb)-
- Meaning: intimidate (someone), typically doing something, with stern or abusive words.
- Synonyms: bludgeon, intimidate, domineer, subjugate
- Antonyms: hamper, impede, hinder,
- Usage: The investigation officers are reportedly browbeating innocent political activists to surrender
2. Apportioned (verb)-
- Meaning: divide up and share out.
- Synonyms: handout, allocate, assign
- Antonyms: amass, reassemble, gather, consolidate, concentrate
- Usage: But the fluidic contiguity ( nearby) of Pioneered, who chased ambition in one and a comfortable living in the other, has meant that they got blended in a concept called the National Capital Region or (NCR). In other words, lives were apportioned among these extended territories around the power capital.
3. Spree (noun) –
- Meaning: a spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind.
- Synonyms: Splurge, binge, potation
- Antonyms: rest, disturbance,
- Usage: Governments are on a law-making spree
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4. A woman whose husband is dead- Widow
5. Walking in sleep – Somnambulism
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6. (A) Premptive (B) Preempitive (C) Preemptive (D) Preempetive
7. (A) Amaazon (B) Amazzon (C) Amazonn (D) Amazon
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8. Bolt from the blue:
- Meaning: If something happens unexpectedly and suddenly, it is a bolt from the blue.
- Example: We always thought of Michael as a life-long bachelor, so it certainly was a bolt from the blue when he returned from his vacation sporting a wedding ring!
9. Bob’s your uncle:
- Meaning: This idiom means that something will be successful: Just tell him that I gave you his name and Bob’s your uncle- he’ll help you.
- Example: All you have to do is combine all of the ingredients in one pot, let it cook, and then Bob’s your uncle, dinner is ready!
