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1. Tatters –
- Meaning: Irregularly tom pieces of cloth, paper, or other material; a small amount; Old or tattered clothes
- Synonyms; bits pieces scraps bits hints, pinches
- Antonyms- finery, best, Good
- Usage: Foreign relations with some of India’s closest allies, such as Nepal, are in tatters.
2. Meander –
- Meaning: Wander at random; To wind or tum in a course or passage; To proceed aimlessly or with little purpose; To scatter or intersperse among other things
- Synonyms: ramble, chatter, prattle, wind ,zigzag, wander, drift, ramble, stroll
- Antonyms: rush, stay, straighten, untwist
- Usage: a vast majority of other students just meander through college and acquire a degree.
3. Pedestal –
- Meaning: Support for something; A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground
- Synonyms: base foot, foundation, post, column pole
- Antonyms: branch subsidiary extension
- Usage: Some strongly feel that the Mahatma must be off the pedestal because of his alleged collusion
with the Empire, more so for his racism.
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4. A case in which the blade of a sword is kept- Scabbard
5. The place where the people can get food or refreshment- Restaurant
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6. (A) Prospprous (B) Prosperuos (C) Prossperous (D) Prosperous
7. (A) Unblemissed (B) Unblemished (C) Unblemmished (D) Unbblemished
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
8. Beat swords into ploughshares:
- Meaning: If people beat swords into ploughshares, they spend money on humanitarian purposes rather than weapons.
- Example: We must beat swords into ploughshares so that our children can inherit a peaceful world.
9. Beat the daylights out of someone:
- Meaning: If someone beats the daylights out of another person, they hit them repeatedly. (‘Knock’ can also be used and it can be made even stronger by saying ‘the living daylights’.)
- Example: I’m worried that the captain of the football team will beat the living daylights out of me if he finds out that I’m secretly seeing his girlfriend.
