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1. Culminated –
- Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development.
- Synonyms: come to a climax, come to a crescendo, come to a head
- Antonyms: start, begin, peter out
- Usage: “weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate
2. Warp –
- Meaning: make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.
- Synonyms: buckle, twist, bend
- Antonyms: straighten, keep shape, plumb
- Usage: “moisture had warped the box”
3. Disquieting –
- Definition: inducing feelings of anxiety or worry.
- Synonyms: annoying, worrying, troubling
- Antonyms: happy, calm, settling.
- Usage: he found Jean’s gaze disquieting
4. Incursion –
- Meaning: an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.
- Synonyms: attack on, assault on, raid on
- Antonyms: retreat, degress, recoil
- Usage: “incursions into enemy territory”
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5. More like a woman than a man in manners and habits – Effeminate
6. The place where rabbits are kept- Hutch
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7. (A) Intenssified (B) Entencified (C) Entensified (D) Intensified
8. (A) Di scquiet (B) Discuiet (C) Disquite (D) Disquiet
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9. Tricks of the trade
- Meaning – Clever or expert way of doing something.
- Example – Being into the construction business for last 10 years, I know all tricks of the trade.
10. Work like a charm
- Meaning – Works very well or has the desired effect.
- Example – I had cloves from my sore throat and they worked like a charm.
