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1. Reliance –
- Definition: Dependence on or trust in someone or something.
- Synonyms: Dependence, Mainstay, Pillar, Standby
- Antonyms: Independence, Independency, Self-dependence, Self-reliance
- Usage: Scaling up solar and wind power in line with the goal of reaching 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022, steadily reducing reliance on coal.
2. Complacency –
- Definition: A feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
- Synonyms: Smugness, Self – satisfaction, Self- approval
- Antonyms: Dissatisfaction
- Usage: The prospect of increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and sea level rise in a warming world affecting small
3. Faraway –
- Definition: Distant in space or time.
- Synonyms: Distant, Far Off, Far
- Antonyms: Nearby, Neighboring, proximate
- Usage: Exotic and faraway locations
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5. One hides away in a ship or passenger vehicle to obtain a free passage – Stowaway
6. The study of ancient civilization – Archaeology
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7. (A) Genious (B) Geneus (C) Genuis (D) Genius
8. (A) Mathemetics (B) Mathmetics (C) Mathematics (D) Mathmatics
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9. Bare your heart
- Meaning: To share one’s intimate thoughts or feelings with another person.
- Example: If you bare your heart to someone, you tell them your personal and private feelings. (‘Bare your soul’ is an alternative form of the idiom.)
10. All skin and bone
- Meaning: To be very thin in a way that is not healthy or attractive.
- Example: If a person is very underweight, they are all skin and bone or bones.
