(VOCABULARY)
1. Fledgling (Verb)-
- Meaning: a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped.
- Synonyms: emerging, en1ergent, arising
- Antonyms: declining, mature, ripening,
- Usage: “the country’s fledgling democracy”
2. Conceded (Verb) –
- Meaning: admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
- Synonyms: admit, acknowledge, accept
- Antonyms: deny, Disavow, Disaffirm
- Usage: “I had to concede that I’d overreacted”
3. Jolt (Noun) –
- Meaning: push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.
- Synonyms: push, thrust, jar
- Antonyms: disadvantage
- Usage: “a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards”
4. Rout (Noun) –
- Meaning: a decisive defeat.
- Synonyms: getaway stampede, debacle
- Antonyms: victory
- Usage: “the patty lost more than half their seats in the rout”
(ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. A cluster of flowers on a branch – Inflorescence
6. That which cannot be effaced – Indelible
(MISSPELT WORDS)
7. (A) Vetiran (B) Veterian (C) Vetaren (D) Veteran
8. (A) Apprenttice (B) Apprentice (C) Aprentice (D) Apprantice
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Blow the whistle:
- Meaning: If somebody blows the whistle on a plan, they report it to the authorities.
- Example: That company’s stock price plummeted after the media blew the whistle on the CEO’s embezzlement scandal.
10. Bob’s your uncle:
- Meaning: This idiom means that something will be successful: Just tell him that I gave you his name and Bob’s your uncle- he’ll help you.
- Example: All you have to do is combine all of the ingredients in one pot, let it cook, and then Bob’s your uncle, dinner is ready!
