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1. Intriguing (Verb)-
- Meaning: arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.
- Synonyms: interest, be of interest to, fascinate
- Antonyms: bore, slit, opening
- Usage: “I was intrigued by your question”
2. Expedite (Verb) –
- Meaning: make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
- Synonyms: speed up, accelerate, hurry
- Antonyms: delay, hinder, inhibit
- Usage: “he promised to expedite economic reforms”
3. Revelation (Noun) –
- Meaning: a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others.
- Synonyms: disclosure, surprising fact, divulgence
- Antonyms: keeping, concealment, covers
- Usage: “revelations about his personal life”
4. Entice (Verb) –
- Meaning: attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
- Synonyms: tempt, allure, lure
- Antonyms: disenchant, disgust, dissuade
- Usage: “a show which should entice a new audience into the theatre”
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5. The act of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen – Calligraphy
6. A study of sounds is known as – Phonetics
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7. (A) Mystarious (B) Misterious (C) Mysterious (D) Mistarious
8. (A) Ordinerilly (B) Ordinerily (C) Ordinarilly (D) Ordinarily
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9. Back to back:
- Meaning:- If things happen back to back, they are directly one after another.
- Example:- Most of us lived in back-to-back terrace houses and council houses.
10. Bad mouth:
- Meaning:- (UK) When you are bad mouthing, you are saying negative things about someone or something. (‘Bad-mouth’ and ‘badmouth’ are also used.)
- Example:- I do not like to speak with people who enjoy bad mouthing.
