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1. Shuddering (Verb)-
- Meaning: tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.
- Synonyms: shake, shiver, tremble
- Antonyms: stable, steady, calm
- Usage: “she still shuddered at the thought of him”
2. Yanked (Verb)-
- Meaning: pull with a jerk.
- Synonyms: jerk, pull, tug
- Antonyms: fixed, pushed, put in
- Usage: “her hair was yanked, and she screamed”
3. Souvenirs (Noun) –
- Meaning: a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event.
- Synonyms: memento, keepsake, reminder
- Antonyms: forgotten, past, gone, lost
- Usage: “the recording provides a souvenir of a great production”
4. Recuse (Verb) –
- Meaning: excuse oneself from a case because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
- Synonyms: disqualify oneself, excuse oneself, pretext
- Antonyms: include oneself, insert oneself
- Usage: “it was the right of counsel to ask a judge to recuse himself from continuing to hear a case because of bias”
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5. One who is not sure about God’s existence- Agnostic
6. A temporary police force-Posse
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7. (A) Idoisyncrasy (B) Idiosyncresy (C) Idiosyncreasy (D) Idiosyncrasy
8. (A) Procrestination (B) Procrasttination (C) Procrastination (D) Procreastination
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9. Bit between your teeth:
- Meaning: If you take or have the bit between your teeth, you take or have control of a situation. (Bit = piece of metal in a horse’s mouth)
- Example: Once Sophie gets the bit between her teeth, she’s the best student in my class.
10. Bigger fish to fry:
- Meaning: If you aren’t interested in something because it isn’t important to you and there are more important things for you to do, you have bigger fish to fry.
- Example: I want Chris to help me with this project, but he claims he has bigger fish to fry right now.
