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1. Relay (noun) –
- Meaning: Pass on, transmit; A short period ; A competition where the fastest wins
- Synonyms: communicate, broadcast, transfer, spell, stretch, course, race, sprint
- Antonyms: check, hold, keep, concealn1ent, withholding
- Usage: It’s like a relay race in India, with each State and city taking its tum for a COVID 19 surge.
2. Proxy (verb) –
- Meaning: a person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior’s absence; The authority to represent someone else, especially in voting; An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group
- Synonyms: agent, deputy, representative, substitute
- Antonyms: permanent, real, being, entity
- Usage: The pandemic in the metros is a proxy for the devastating effects of most infectious diseases and inappropriate health system responses in urban areas.
3. Intricate (verb) –
- Meaning: Very complicated or detailed; Having a strange, curious or n1ysterious nature; Boring or severely lacking in interest; Being advanced in development
- Synonyms: complex, convoluted, strange, exotic, advanced, forward
- Antonyms: simple, plain, superficial, loose, primitive, backward
- Usage: Kerala has an intricate task of sustaining its track record of 0.43% of reported cases ending up in deaths.
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4. A critical judge of any art and craft- Connoisseur
5. A leader or orator who espouses the cause of the common people-Demagogue
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6. (A) Cuntemporaries(B) Contemporeries (C) Contemporaries (D) Cuntempuraries
7. (A) Clockroom (B) Cloakrome (C) Cluckroom (D) Cloakroom
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8. Bridge the gap:
- Meaning: If you bridge the gap, you make a connection where there is a great difference.
- Example: I thought Senator Davis was working to bridge the gap between the parties on this controversial issue.
9. Blessing in disguise:
- Meaning: If some bad luck or misfortune ultimately results in something positive, it’s a blessing in disguise.
- Example: Running late for work turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I would have been in the middle of that big multi-car pileup had I left the house on time.
