(VOCABULARY)
1. Surveillance (Noun)
- Meaning: close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
- Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, watch
- Antonyms: carelessness, ignorance, indifference
- Usage: “he found himself put under surveillance by British military intelligence”
2. Conservative (Adjective) –
- Meaning: averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.
- Synonyms: traditionalist, traditional, conventional
- Antonyms: radical, fundan1ental, elemental, basic
- Usage: “they were very conservative in their outlook”
3. Unanimous (Adjective)-
- Meaning: fully in agreement.
- Synonyms: united, integrated, integrate, unified, united
- Antonyms: divided, at odds
- Usage: “the doctors were unanimous in their diagnoses”
4. Imperative (Adjective) –
- Meaning: of vital importance; crucial.
- Synonyms: vital, crucial, critical
- Antonyms: unimportant, optional
- Usage: “immediate action was imperative”
(ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. The killing of a race – Genocide
6. Sentimental longing for a period in a past –Nostalgia
(MISSPELT WORDS)
7. (A) Idoisyncrasy (B) Idiosynceasy (C) Idiosyncrasy (D) Idiesyncrasy
8. (A) Bloudletting (B) Bloodlatting (C) Bloodlitting (D) Bloodletting
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. By leaps and bounds:
- Meaning: Something that happens by leaps and bounds happens very quickly in big steps.
- Example: Our small company has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past year, thanks in no small part to our aggressive new marketing campaign.
10. Calm before the storm:
- Meaning: A calm time immediately before period of violent activity or argument is the calm before the storm.
- Example: Oh, this is the calm before the storm-the dinner rush will turn this place into a mad house.
