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1. brinkmanship (noun)
- Meaning: the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.
- Synonyms: manoeuvring, politicking
- Antonyms: tediousness, languor, ennui.
- Usage: After months of brinkmanship, India and Nepal have brought their relations to the edge of a precipice(a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one).
2. flinched (verb)-
- Meaning: make a quick, nervous movement, especially as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise
- Synonyms: winced, cringed, blenched, recoiled, started, quailed, quaked
- Antonyms: confront, edfaced, forged, met, remained, stayed
- Usage: The Modi government has in the past not flinched from taking tough 1neasures, including the 2015 blockade that severely affected India’s land-locked neighbour.
3. forbearance (Noun) –
- Meaning: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
- Synonyms: tweak, enhance, ease, redress
- Antonyms: worsen, deteriorate,
- Usage: Since the full lockdown lasted longer than initially envisaged and only began to unwind this month, the forbearance on offer was a necessary step.
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4. The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experin1ental – Avant-grade
5. Belief in many Gods – Polytheism
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6. (A) Spenish (B) Spaniss (C) Spanesh (D) Spanish
7. (A) Tumoultuous (B) Tumultuoss (C) Tumultuous (D) Tumultuouss
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8. Dry as a bone:
- Meaning: If your lawn is as dry as a bone, the soil is completely dry.
- Example: Man, it is as dry as a bone out there today-not a bit of humidity in the air
9. Drop the ball:
- Meaning: If someone drops the ball, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities seriously enough and let something go wrong.
- Example: I think she really dropped the ball when she decided to quit that promising internship.
