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1. Leniency –
- Meaning: the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.
- Synonyms: mercifulness, mercy, clemency
- Antonyms: mercilessness, strictness, severity
- Usage: “the court could show leniency”
2. Provincial –
- Meaning: of or concerning a province of a country or empire.
- Synonyms: non-metropolitan, small-town, non-urban
- Antonyms: national, metropolitan, cosmopolitan
- Usage:” provincial elections
3. Beheaded –
- Meaning: cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution.
- Synonyms: decapitate, cut off the head of, guillotine
- Antonyms: recapitate
- Usage: “Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay”
4. Opprobrium –
- Meaning: harsh criticism or censure.
- Synonyms: vilification, abuse, vituperation
- Antonyms: praise
- Usage: “the critical opprobrium generated by his films”
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5. One who will do any job for anyone for money – Mercenary
6. Speech delivered without preparation -Extempore
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7.(A) Unprimeditated (B) Unpremaditated (C) Unpremiditated (D) Unpremeditated
8. (A) Improvissed (B) Empprovised (C) Emprovised (D) Improvised
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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.
