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1. Confined –
- Meaning: restricted in area or volume; cramped.
- Synonyms: cramped, constricted, restricted
- Antonyms: open, roomy, gigantic
- Usage: “her fear of confined spaces”
2. Heinous –
- Meaning: utterly odious or wicked.
- Synonyms: odious, wicked, evil, atrocious
- Antonyms: admirable, nonsuch, surpassing
- Usage: “a battery of heinous crimes”
3. Accord –
- Meaning: give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).
- Synonyms: give, grant, tender
- Antonyms: withhold, remove
- Usage: “the powers accorded to the head of state”
4. Moot –
- Meaning: subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.
- Synonyms: debatable, open to debate, open to discussion
- Antonyms: accomplished, certain, hands down
- Usage: “whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect was a moot point”
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5. Motive or incitement to action – Incentive
6. A short trip or excursion – Jaunt
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7. (A) Accommodati (B) Accommodata (C) Accommodate (D) Accommodete
8. (A) Questionairre (B) Questionnaire (C) Questionnair (D) Questionair
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. At each other’s throats:
- Meaning: – If people are at each other’s throats, they are fighting, arguing or competing ruthlessly.
- Example:- It was a very dramatic trial, with the prosecutor and the defense attorney constantly at each other’s throats.
10. Be true blue:
- Meaning:- If a person/object/situation is considered to be ‘true blue’, it is considered genuine.
- Example:- Loyal, faithful, as in You can count on her support; she’s true blue.