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1. Impeached –
- Definition: call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice).
- Synonyms: challenge, question, call into question, cast doubt on, raise doubts about
- Antonyms: confirm. indorse, endorse, reaffirm
- Usage: there is no desire to impeach the privileges of the House of Commons
2· Sober –
- Definition: serious, sensible, and solemn
- Synonyms: serious, sensible, solemn, thoughtful grave, somber, severe, earnest, sedate, staid, dignified
- Antonyms: light-hearted, frivolous, sensational, emotional
- Usage: a sober view of life
3. Elusive –
- Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
- Synonyms: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track down
- Antonyms: definite, stable, confrontig
- Usage: success will become ever more elusive
4. Punctilious –
- Meaning: Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour
- Synonyms: fastidious, meticulous, assiduous, stilted, accurate, pedantic, studious,
- Antonyms: laidback, perfunctory, slipshod, nonchalant(unconcerned)
- Usage: He is an honest and very punctilious German
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5 . A number o f sold’iers- Battalion
6. A number of people gathered together for a purpose- Assembly
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7. (A) Quarantine (B) Quarantyne (C) Quarmtyne (D) Quarantiene
8. (A) Chromatics (B) Chrromatics (C) Crromatics (D) Crromatics
9. Buckle down
- Meaning – Doing some hard work with determination and full attention.
- Example – Getting through the exam for civil services is possible when you have buckled down your self.
10. Flying start
- Meaning – Something that is immediately successful.
- Example – The film hit the box office with a flying start and collected the highest revenue on day 1.