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1. Ratified –
- Meaning: sign or give formal consent to ( a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
- Synonyms: confirm, approve, sanction
- Antonyms: reject, revoke, deflate, rebut, negate
- Usage: “both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year”
2. Concise –
- Meaning: giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
- Synonyms: succinct, short, brief
- Antonyms: lengthy, discursive, wordy
- Usage: “a concise account of the country’s history”
3. Appalling –
- Meaning: causing shock or dismay; horrific.
- Synonyms: shocking, horrific, horrifying
- Antonyms: comforting, consolatory
- Usage: “the cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack”
4. Flinging –
- Meaning: throw or hurl forcefully.
- Synonyms: throw, toss, sling
- Antonyms: keeping, retention
- Usage: “he picked up the debris and flung it away”
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5. Poem in short stanza narrating a popular story – Ballad
6. To free a person by a verdict of ‘not guilty’ – Acquit
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7. (A) Weyfarrer (B) Wayferer (C) Wayferrer (D) Wayfarer
8. (A) Peripetetic (B) Perripatetic (C) Parfipatetic (D) Peripatetic
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9. Cock in the henhouse:
- Meaning: This is used to describe a male in an all-female environment.
- Example: My grandpa always complains that he’s a cock in the henhouse living here with my grandma, my mom, and my twin sister.
10. Cold shoulder:
- Meaning: If you give or show someone the cold shoulder, you are deliberately unfriendly and unco-operative towards them.
- Example: She thinks you started that rumor about her-that’s why she’s been giving you the cold shoulder all day.
