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1. Expeditions –
- Meaning: a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.
- Synonyms: peregrination, voyage, commission, enterprise
- Antonyms: hindrance, shortage, reatrdation
- Usage: Ghulam Rasool remained attached with the British expeditions as a guide
2. intrusions –
- Meaning: the action of intruding, invading, entering illegaly
- Synonyms: invasion, encroachment
- Antonyms: withdraw, retreat, digress, recoil
- Usage: frequent Chinese intrusions into our territoryas also the building of roads started receiving attention
3. Reconnoitre –
- Meaning: make a military observation of (a region).
- Synonyms: examine, scrutinize, pore
- Antonyms: overlook, neglect
- Usage: We should reconnoitre the Galwan River valley
4. austere –
- Meaning: severe or strict in manner or attitude.
- Synonyms: distant, solemn, unyielding, grim.
- Antonyms: genial, friendly, lenient
- Usage: London Olympics, the austere postwar games that saw the English fill the stands to the brim
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5. Branch of medicine concerned with children and their illness – Pediatrics
6. Pay attention – Glance at
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7. (A) Polythiesm (B) Polytheissm (C) Poletheism (D) Polytheism
8. (A) Chimistry (B) Chemistry (C) Chemisitry (D) Chimestry
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9. Cheap as chips:
- Meaning: If something is very inexpensive, it is as cheap as chips.
- Example: Oh, you could definitely afford an apartment in my building-the rent is cheap as chips.
10. Cheek by jowl:
- Meaning: If things or people are cheek by jowl, they are very close together.
- Example: You couldn’t fit a piece of paper in the storage room now-all those boxes are stacked in there cheek by jowl.
