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1. Protracted
- Meaning: lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
- Synonyms: prolonged, extended, stretched out
- Antonyms: brief, short, fleeting
- Usage: “a protracted and bitter dispute”
2. Reliable –
- Meaning: consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
- Synonyms: dependable, good, well founded
- Antonyms: unreliable, untrustworthy, dodgy
- Usage: “a reliable source of information”
3. Impetus-
- Meaning: the force or energy with which a body moves.
- Synonyms: momentum, propulsion, impulsion
- Antonyms: disincentive, block, check
- Usage: “hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus”
4. Revive-
- Meaning: give new strength or energy to.
- Synonyms: reinvigorate, revitalize, refresh
- Antonyms: torpefy
- Usage: “the cool, refreshing water revived us all”
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5. The first public performance of musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a film –Premiere
6. Land covered by water on three sides –Peninsula
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7. (A) Dissclosure (B) Disclosure ( C) Disclosurre (D) Discllosure
8. (A) Divullgation (B) Divulgation (C) Divulgetion (D) Divulgationn
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9. Don’t hold your breath:
- Meaning: If you are told not to hold your breath, it means that you shouldn’t have high expectations about something.
- Example: If know you hope Monica comes to the meeting, but don’t hold your breath-she hasn’t been to one all year.
10. Bat an eyelid
- Meaning: To display a subtle emotional reaction, such as consternation, annoyance, sadness, joy, etc
- Example: If someone doesn’t bat an eyelid, they don’t react or show any emotion when surprised, shocked, etc.
