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1. sway (Verb) –
- Meaning: control or influence (a person or course of action).
- Synonyms: Influence, Affect, Bias
- Antonyms: Powerlessness, Inability, Inefficiency
- Usage: “Apparently the object began to Sway backwards and forwards as if it were searching for something.”
2. Brevity (Noun) –
- Meaning: concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
- Synonyms: conciseness, concision, succinctness
- Antonyms: long-windedness, verbosity, loquaciousness, garrulity
- Usage: “The most notorious ,woman in Colchester’s history is making a return to the town she razed to the ground.”
3. Shrug (Verb) –
- Meaning: dis1niss something as unimportant.
- Synonyms: disregard, dismiss, take no notice of
- Antonyms: nod, agree, assent
- Usage: “Instead of shrugging his shoulders, he became agitated and a sarcastic torrent of words flew out.”
4. Dichotomy (Noun) –
- Meaning: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
- Synonyms: Division, Separation, Divorce
- Antonyms: Oneness, Openness, Single
- Usage: “The dichotomies are multiple, and the perspectives on this dispute are diverse as well.”
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5. A person who readily believes others – Credulous
6. A group of three powerful people – Triumvirate
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7. (A) Laboratory (B) Laboretory (C) Laboratary (D) Labouratory
8. (A) Likalihood (B) Likelihud (C) Likelehood (D) Likelihood
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9. Whistle-stop tour:
- Meaning:- A whistle-stop tour is when someone visits a number of places quickly, not stoppil1g for long.
- Explanation:- Our candidate plans to make several whistle-stop tours this month.
10. Wither on the vine:
- Meaning:- If something withers on the vine, it fails to get the intended result, doesn’t come to fruition.
- Explanation:- Fail to come to fruition, as in This building project will wither on the vine if they don’t agree on a price.
