(VOCABULARY)
1. Cult –
- Meaning: a system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object.
- Synonyms: sect, religious group, denomination
- Antonyms: disbelief, atheism, fairness
- Usage: “the cult of St Olaf’
2. Arduous –
- Meaning: involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
- Synonyms: onerous, taxing, difficult
- Antonyms: easy, effortless
- Usage: “an arduous journey”
3. Impropriety –
- Meaning: failure to observe standards of honesty or modesty; improper behavior or character.
- Synonyms: wrongdoing, misconduct, dishonesty
- Antonyms: propriety
- Usage: “she was scandalized at the impropriety of the question
4. Fostering –
- Meaning: encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).
- Synonyms: encourage, promote, further
- Antonyms: neglect, suppress, destroy
- Usage: “the teacher’s task is to foster learning”
(ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. Relating to kinship with the father –Patrilineal
6. That which can be drunk – Potable
(MISSPELT WORDS)
7. (A) Drasticaly (B) Drasttically (C) Drastically (D) Drasstically
8. (A) Suparsede (B) Suparsiede (C) Supersede (D) Supercede
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Beauty is only skin deep:
- Meaning: – This idiom means that appearances can be deceptive and something that seems or looks good may turn out to be bad.
- Example: – I hate to disappoint you, but in Nancy’s case, beauty is definitely only skin deep.
10. Bee in your bonnet:
- Meaning: – If someone is very excited about something, they have a bee in their bonnet.
- Example: – The man has a real bee in his bonnet in trying to find out about how people would react in this situation.
