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1. Hubris (noun) –
- Meaning: lasting for a long time or slow to end. Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods)
- Synonyms: vanity, arrogance, conceitedness, pride self-importance, haughtiness,
- Antonyms: modesty, humility, respect, timidity, shyness, unpretentiousness, meekness
- Usage: Nepal’s ability to dare India is a sign of our diminished power and diplomatic hubris.
2. Maxim (adj) –
- Meaning: A pithy expression of a general principle or rule
- Synonyms: phrases, shibboleth, epigraph, quotation
- Antonyms: activity, execution, doing, implementation, movement, ambiguity
- Usage: It is probably a wise maxim in any democracy
3. Snobbery (noun) –
- Meaning: The property or trait of being a snob
- Synonyms: arrogance condescension pretension pride snootiness
- Antonyms: respect shyness timidity, meekness
- Usage: It is often subject to elite snobbery.
4. Hounded (verb)-
- Meaning: To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations
- Synonyms: daunted, coerced, compelled, required, induced, obliged, pressed
- Antonyms: relaxed, calm, untroubled, happy, collected
- Usage: Both are on display in the way in which anti-CAA protestors are being hounded
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5. A person who steals the writing of others – Plagiarist
6. The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of principles of beauty, especially in art – Aesthetics
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7. (A) Compossitor (B) Cumpositor (C) Compositer (D) Compositor
8. (A) Controllment (B) Controlment (C) Controulment (D) Cuntrolment
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9. Clean break:
- Meaning: If you make a clean break, you break away completely from something.
- Example: After spending years in an emotionally abusive relationship, Patrick finally decided to make a clean break and leave his girlfriend.
10. Come clean:
- Meaning: If someone con1es clean about something, they admit to deceit or wrongdoing.
- Example: The kids finally came clean about eating the cookies I’d made for the bake sale.
