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1. Condescend –
- Meaning: Do something in such a way as to emphasize that one clearly regards it as below one’s dignity or level of importance
- Synonyms: vouchsafe, descend ‘ belittle ‘ disdain, humiliate
- Antonyms: elevate, improve, promote
- Usage: Kids demand shows that are smart and have lots of action and they remember if you condescend to them.
2. Tantamount –
- Meaning: Equivalent in Meaning or effect;
- Synonyms: commensurate, duplicate, equal, equivalent
- Antonyms: different, unequal, differing
- Usage: For their part, the Confederates considered Lincoln’s peace terms tantamount to unconditional surrender.
3. Worrisome –
- Definition: causing anxiety or concern.
- Synonyms: worrying, daunting, alarming, perturbing
- Antonyms: reassuring, encouraging, cheering
- Usage: “a worrisome problem”
4. Facetious –
- Meaning: A false, absurd ‘ or distorted representation of something;
- Synonyms: invalid trial, injustice, mockery, caricature, parody, sham
- Antonyms: truth, honesty, reality, flatter, praise
- Usage: This slightly facetious example is an illustration of a problem that is causing some real teeth-gnashing.
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5. The sound of Geese- Cackle
6. One who does not take any alcoholic drink- Teetotaler
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7. (A) Flecsography (B) Flesography (C) Filexography (D) Flexography
8. (A) Insurance (B) Insurrance (C) Insurrence (D)Insurance
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9. Keep a stiff upper lip
- Meaning – Refers to a person who doesn’t show off his emotions.
- Example – He heard the news about his father’s demise but kept a stiff upper lip.
10. Have your heart in the right place
- Meaning – Refers to a person with good intentions; even though the results are not that impressive.
- Example – The dinner she had cooked wasn’t the best but she had her heart in the right place.
