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1. Malady –
- Meaning: a disease or ailment.
- Synonyms: illness, sickness, ailment
- Antonyms: health, wellness, comfort
- Usage: “an incurable malady”
2. Semblance –
- Meaning: the outward appearance or apparent from of something, especially when the reality is different.
- Synonyms: appearance, outward appearance, approximation
- Antonyms: back, character, concrete
- Usage: “she tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order”
3. Combating –
- Meaning: take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable).
- Synonyms: fight, battle against, do battle with
- Antonyms: give in to
- Usage: “an effort to combat drug trafficking”
4. Inevitable –
- Meaning: certain to happen; unavoidable.
- Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to happen
- Antonyms: avoidable, uncertain
- Usage: “war was inevitable”
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5. A gathering at a religious place –Congregation
6. Lasting for a very short time – Ephemeral
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7. (A) Halucination (B) Halluccination (C) Hallucination (D) Hallucinattion
8. (A) Adjudicate (B) Adjjudicate (C) Adjudiccate (D) Adjidicate
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9. Bridge the gap:
- Meaning: If you bridge the gap, you make a connection where there is a great difference.
- Example: I thought Senator Davis was working to bridge the gap between the parties on this controversial issue.
10. Blessing in disguise:
- Meaning: If some bad luck or misfortune ultimately results in something positive, it’s a blessing in disguise.
- Example: Running late for work turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I would have been in the middle of that big multi-car pileup had I left the house on time.