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1. Strapped (Adjective) –
- Definition: Short of money.
- Synonyms: Shortfall, scarcity, deficit, dept
- Antonyms: Surplus, Profit.
- Usage: For a government strapped for finances and struggling to meet the revised fiscal deficit target of 3.4% of GDP, the RBI’s largesse will be handy.
2. Stand-off (Noun) –
- Definition: A deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict.
- Synonyms: Deadlock, Stalemate, Impasse, Standstill
- Antonyms: advance, aid, allow, assist, carry out, continue, encourage
- Usage: The trigger for the latest stand-off seems to have been Ms. Bedi’s move to enforce the rule for two-
wheeler riders to wear helmets.
3. Enhance (Verb) –
- Definition: Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.
- Synonyms: Increase, Add to, Intensify, Magnify, Amplify
- Antonyms: Diminish, Mar
- Usage: He lists the blocking of welfare schemes such as the free rice sche1ne and enhanced scholarship for
Scheduled Caste students, among other actions of the L-G, as the real issues.
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4. One who is out to destroy the Govemn1ent:- Anarchist
5. A style in which a writer 1nakes display of his knowledge:- Pedantic
6. Something which is imagined to be real but actually does not exist – Figment
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7. (A) Esctesy (B) Ecstesy (C) Esctasy (D) Ecstasy
8. (A) Probably (B) Probabbly (C) Probebly (D) Probbly
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9. All ears:
- Meaning:- If someone says they’re all ears; they are ve1y interested in hearing about something.
- Example:- Kids in my class were all ears when I was telling them the story.
10. All eyes on me:
- Meaning:- If all eyes are on someone, then everyone is paying attention to them.
- Example:- All eyes will be on the Chancellor tomorrow when he gives his Budget speech.
