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1. Consensus –
- Meaning: a general agreement.
- Synonyms: agreement, harmony, concord
- Antonyms: disagreement, minority view, dissidence, non-consent
- Usage: “there is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed”
2. Incurring
- Meaning: become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behaviour or actions.
- Synonyms: suffer, sustain, experience
- Antonyms: avoid, stave off, defer, postpone
- Usage: “I will pay any expenses incurred”
3. Certitude –
- Meaning: absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case.
- Synonyms: certainty, confidence, sureness
- Antonyms: doubt
- Usage: “the question may never be answered with certitude”
4. Daunting –
- Meaning: seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating.
- Synonyms: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting
- Antonyms: encouraging, heartening
- Usage: “a daunting task”
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5. Interval between two events – Interlude
6. An animal which lives by preying on other animals – Predator
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7. (A) Massterly (B) Mastarly (C) Masterly (D) Mastrely
8. (A) Parbiol (B) Parboill (C) Pareboil (D) Parboil
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9. Clean break:
- Meaning: If you make a clean break, you break away completely from something.
- Example: After spending years in an emotionally abusive relationship, Patrick finally decided to make a clean break and leave his girlfriend.
10. Come clean:
- Meaning: If someone comes clean about something, they admit to deceit or wrongdoing.
- Example: The kids finally came clean about eating the cookies I’d made for the bake sale.
