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1. usher –
- Meaning: A person who provides instruction or education, A sign or warning of something to come
- Synonyms: precursor, herald, lead, conduct, escort
- Antonyms: cease, close, end
- Usage: Let it not be forgotten that Mrs. Indira Gandhi had Young Turks to usher in her socialist programmes after 1969
2. bane –
- Meaning: A cause of great distress or annoyance; Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something
- Synonyms: damage, harm, malice, spite
- Antonyms: blessing, benefit, ,benevolence, friendliness
- Usage: The bane of the Congress leadership has been its reluctance to develop a secondline of leadership that is independent of the Gandhi dynasty.
3. simmer –
- Meaning: To cook in liquid; Become burnt when exposed to heat or a flame
- Synonyms; chums, cooks, scorches, parches
- Antonyms- cools, freezes, soothes
- Usage: In a society where a feudal sense of entitlement simmers beneath a veneer of economic modernity, aspirational upper castes with bottled up resentments are legion in every domain.
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4. To struggle helplessly – Flounderbr />
5. One who leads an austere life- Asceticbr />
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6. (A) Stocking (8) Stokine (C) Stuking (D) Satakingbr />
7. (A) Linguring (B) Lingiring (C) Lengering (D) Lingeringbr />
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8. Avowed intent
- Meaning: A solemn public promise or pledge toward some goal or achievement
- Example: If someone makes a solemn or serious promise publicly to attempt to reach a certain goal, this is their avowed intent.
9. Away with the fairies
- Meaning: Giving the impression of being mad, distracted, or in a dream world.
- Example: If someone is away with the fairies, they don’t face reality and have unrealistic expectations of life.
