(VOCABULARY)
1. Apportion (Verb)-
- Definition: divide up and share out.
- Synonyms: share out, divide out, allocate, distribute
- Antonyms: misallocate, amass, co1nbine, concentrate
- Usage: “voting power will be apportioned according to contribution
2. Arsenal (Noun) –
- Definition: an array of resources available for a certain purpose.
- Synonyms: array, battery, range, line-up, assortment
- Antonyms: dearth, lack, need
- Usage: “we have an arsenal of computers at our disposal”
3. Persecution (Noun) –
- Definition: hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression.
- Synonyms: oppression, victi1nization, maltreat1nent, ill treatment
- Antonyms: happiness, help, joy, protection
- Usage: “her family fled religious persecution”
4. Betray (Verb) –
- Definition: Expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an ene1ny.
- Synonyms: Reveal, Disclose, Divulge
- Antonyms: Conceal, Hide
- Usage: Many of those employed by diplomats betrayed secrets.
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5. A nu1nber of oxen or horses harnessed together- Team
6. Death due to deprived of air-Asphyxia
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7. (A) Numismatics (B) Nu1nismetics (C) Nun1esmatics (D) Nun1ismatecs
8. (A) Immoveble (B) Immovabel (C) Immovible (D) Immovable
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Let sleeping dogs lie
- Meaning: Leave something alone if it might cause trouble.
- Example: I thought I would ask hi111 if he wanted me to pay hin1 back right away, but then I decided to let the sleeping dogs lie.
10. Shot in the dark
- Meaning: A complete guess (may or may not be close to the truth)
- Example: He didn’t know too much about programming, so answering the interviewer’s question was merely a shot in the dark.
