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1. Prosecute –
- Meaning: institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization).
- Synonyms: bring a suit against, indict, arraign
- Antonyms: defend, let off, pardon
- Usage: “they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway”
2. Jolt-
- Meaning: push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.
- Synonyms: push, thrust, jar
- Antonyms: tug, pull, yank
- Usage: “a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards”
3. Ebb –
- Meaning: gradually decrease.
- Synonyms: diminish, dwindle, wane
- Antonyms: increase, intensify, intensification
- Usage: “my enthusiasm was ebbing away”
4. Bizarre –
- Meaning: very strange or unusual.
- Synonyms: strange, peculiar, odd
- Antonyms: ordinary, normal
- Usage: “a bizarre situation”
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5. Underground place for storing wine or other provisions – Cellar
6. Free somebody from blame or guilt – Exonerate
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7. (A) Abedication (B) Abdiciation (C) Abdication (D) Abdicetion
8. (A) Decrying (B) Decreing (C) Decrieng (D) Decryeing
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9. Card up your sleeve:
- Meaning:- If you have a card up your sleeve, you have a surprise plan or idea that you are keeping back until the time is right.
- Example:- He had a card up his sleeve that he did not even reveal to his family, which was his new flat in a posh locality.
10. Carrot and stick:
- Meaning:- If someone offers a carrot and stick, they offer an incentive to do something combined with the threat of punishment.
- Example:- He said the carrot and stick approach is in effective when it comes to management.
