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1. Esoteric-
- Meaning: Intended to be kept secret; Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed
- Synonyms: unconventional, unorthodox, confidential, secret, private, intimate
- Antonyms: understandable, intelligible, common, open, public, known
- Usage: The Left makes incredibly esoteric distinctions based on the motives of the social planners doing the killing.
2. Exigencies –
- Meaning: an urgent need or demand.
- Synonyms: need, demand, requirement, want, necessity, essential, requisite
- Antonyms: frivolousness, triviality, levity, flightiness
- Usage: But here, at home, some courts have not found the time to seek an explanation for the police brutality writ large, but heartlessly shrouded in the exigencies of the Covid-19 lockdown.
3. Niche –
- Meaning: A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment
- Synonyms: area, discipline, field, position, class, level, habitat, environment
- Antonyms: occupied , position, filled , position
- Usage: Like global public health, cyber security is a niche area,
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4. A sum paid to a man for a piece of work – Remuneration
5. The act of violating the sanctity or destroying the property of a sacred place – Sacrilege
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6. (A) xaenophobia (B) xeinophobia (C) Xenophobia (D) Xienophobia
7. (A) identicalness (B) identicallness (C) identicalnes (D) identicallnes
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8. jump the gun –
- Meaning – Start something too soon or early, especially without thinking.
- Example – The local weather bureau jumped the gun on predicting a storm.
9. sink your teeth –
- Meaning- To start doing or become involved in something with one’ s utmost energy, determination, or enthusiasm.
- Example – I’m always looking for a great book to sink my teeth into.
