(VOCABULARY)
1. Diversify –
- Definition: Make or become more diverse or varied.
- Synonyms: Branch out, Vary output,
- Antonyms: Continue, Keep, Remain, Stay
- Usage: The trilobites diversified into a great number of specie.
2. Tantrum –
- Definition: An uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in a young child.
- Synonyms: Fit, Outburst, Flare-up, Blow-up, Pet
- Antonyms: Happiness, Peace, Calm
- Usage: He has temper tantrums if he can’t get his own way
3. Vigilante –
- Definition: one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
- Synonyms: Avenger, Castigator, Chastiser
- Antonyms: Redeemer, Vindicator
- Usage: The danger of these self-appointed vigilantes is that they sometimes go after innocent people.
4. Vest –
- Definition: confer or bestow (power, authority, property, etc.) on someone.
- Synonyms: entrust to, invest in, bestow on, confer on
- Antonyms: disapprove, dislodge, leave
- Usage: “executive power is vested in the President”
(ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. The upper room or store immediately under the roof- Garret
6. The home for the squirrels- Dray
(MISSPELT WORDS)
7. (A) Buolevard (B) Boulivard (C) Bouleverd (D) Boulevard
8. (A) Interrignum (B) lnterregnom (C) Inturregnum (D) Interregnum
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Buckle down –
- Meaning – Doing some hard work with determination and full attention.
- Example – Getting through the exam for civil services is possible when you have buckled down yourself.
10 Deep down-
- Meaning- Describing what a person really feels deep inside or what is he like.
- Example- He appears to be indifferent to the success or failure of his children but deep down he is highly concerned.
