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1. Dissent –
- Meaning: the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
- Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion
- Antonyms: agreement, acceptance, homologation, adoption
- Usage: “there was no dissent from this view”
2. Bail –
- Meaning: the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money is lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
- Synonyms: surety, security, collateral
- Antonyms: break, break, disagreement
- Usage: “he has been released on bail”
3. Premeditated –
- Meaning: think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.
- Synonyms: planned, intentional, intended
- Antonyms: accidental, unintentional, spontaneous
- Usage: “premeditated murder”
4. Contentious –
- Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
- Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable
- Antonyms: uncontroversial, Indisputable, undisputed
- Usage: “a contentious issue”
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5. Small pieces of metal that fly out from an exploding bomb – Shrapnel
6. Pertaining to sheep – Ovine
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7. (A) liecure (B) leicure (C) Leisure (D) leisure
8. (A) mideval (B) medieval (C) Medeval (D) medevil
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9. At the fore:
- Meaning:- In a leading position
- Example:- This argument needs to come to the fore when you rewrite your paper.
10. Been in the wars:
- Meaning:- (UK) If someone has been in the wars, they have been hurt or look as if they have been in a struggle.
- Example:– You’ve got a cut on your arm as well, you poor thing. You really have been in the wars!
