(VOCABULARY)
1. Outlay –
- Meaning: an amount of money spent on something.
- Synonyms: expenditure, expenses, spending
- Antonyms: blessing, boon, income
- Usage: “a modest outlay on local advertising”
2. Ostensibly –
- Meaning: as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
- Synonyms: apparently, seemingly
- Antonyms: genuinely, really, truly
- Usage: “the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health”
3. Onus –
- Meaning: something that is one’s duty or responsibility.
- Synonyms: burden, responsibility, liability
- Antonyms: advantage, aid
- Usage: “the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss”
4. Jettisoning –
- Meaning: abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted).
- Synonyms: dump, drop, ditch
- Antonyms: load, keep, retain
- Usage: “the scheme was jettisoned”
(ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. A woman with dark brown hair – Brunette
6. Easy to shape in any desired form –Malleable
(MISSPELT WORDS)
7. (A) Lapidery (C) Lepidary (B) Lapidury (D) Lapidary
8. (A) Numismetics (B) Numesmatics (C) Numismutics (D) Numismatics
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Break a leg:
- Meaning: This idiom is a way of wishing someone good luck.
- Example: You all look great in your costumes! Break a leg!
10. Bury your head in the sand:
- Meaning: If someone buries their head in the sand, they ignore something that is obviously wrong.
- Example: Lou, you can’t bury your head in the sand about your health-please, make an appointment with your doctor and get that rash checked out!
