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1. Catastrophe –
- Definition: An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
- Synonyms: Disaster, Calamity, Cataclysm, Crisis
- Antonyms: Salvation, Godsend
- Usage: An environmental catastrophe.
2. Scathing (Adjective) –
- Definition: Witheringly scornful; severely critical.
- Synonyms: Devastating, Withering, Blistering
- Antonyms: Mild, Gentle, Complimentary
- Usage: She launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister.
3. Depreciation (Noun) –
- Definition: a reduction in the value of an asset over time, due in particular to wear and tear.
- Synonyms: devaluation, devaluing, decrease in value, lowering in value, reduction in value, cheapening
- Antonyms: rise, increase, develop.
- Usage: provision should be made for depreciation of fixed assets
4. Unequivocal (Adjective) –
- Definition: leaving no doubt; unambiguous.
- Synonyms: unambiguous, unmistakable, indisputable, incontrovertible, indubitable, undeniable
- Antonyms: equivocal, ambiguous, vague
- Usage: an unequivocal answer
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5. Prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported – Contraband
6. A post with little work but high salary –Sinecure
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7. (A) Reprsentative (B) Representetive (C) Reparsentative (D) Representative
8. (A) Giudence (B) Giudance (C) Guidance (D) Guidence
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9. By hook or by crook:
- Meaning: by any possible meAns .
- Example: If you are prepared to do something by hook or by crook, you are willing to do anything, good or bad, to reach your goal.
10. Burn your bridges:
- Meaning: do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state.
- Example: If you burn your bridges, you do something that makes it impossible to go back from the position you have taken.
