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1. Fledgling –
- Meaning: a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped.
- Synonyms: emerging, emergent, arising
- Antonyms: declining, mature, ripening,
- Usage: “the country’s fledgling democracy”
2. Exodus –
- Meaning: a mass departure of people.
- Synonyms: withdrawal, evacuation, leaving
- Antonyms: arrival, access, reach, approach
- Usage: “the annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Florida
3. Disruption –
- Meaning: disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process.
- Synonyms: disturbance, disordering, disarrangement
- Antonyms: calm, method, order
- Usage: “the scheme was planned to minimize disruption
4. Herding –
- Meaning: move in a group.
- Synonyms: drive, round up, shepherd
- Antonyms: neglecting, overlooking, disregarding
- Usage: “they were herded into a bus”
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5. A medicine that softens the bowels – Laxative
6. House or shelter of a gipsy – Caravan
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7. (A) Infallible (B) Infalible (C) Infalliable (D) Infellible
8. (A) Eavesdroper (B) Euvesdropper (C) Eavisdropper (D) Eavesdropper
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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.
