(VOCABULARY)
1. Resilience –
- Definition: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
- Synonyms: flexibility, pliability, suppleness, plasticity, elasticity
- Antonyms: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, Weakness
- Usage: “the often remarkable resilience of so many British institutions”
2. Prudent –
- Definition: acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
- Synonyms: wise, well judged, judicious, sagacious, sage
- Antonyms: unwise, imprudent, and incautious
- Usage: “no prudent money manager would Authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose”
3. Leeway –
- Definition: the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.
- Synonyms: freedom, scope, room to man oeuvre, latitude
- Antonyms: constraint, restriction
- Usage: “the government had greater leeway to introduce reforms”
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4. Strong dislikes between two persons – Antipathy
5. Words uttered impiously about God – Blasphemy
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6. (A) Mosqutoes (B) Mosquetoes (C) Mosquitoas (D) Mosquitoes
7. (A) Fictitious (B) Fictities (C) Fictitios (D) Fixtitious
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8. Avowed intent
- Meaning: A solemn public promise or pledge toward some goal or achievement.
- Example: If someone makes a solemn or serious promise publicly to attempt to reach a certain goal, this is their avowed intent.
9. Away with the fairies
- Meaning: Giving the impression of being mad, distracted, or in a dream world.
- Example: If someone is away with the fairies, they don’t face reality and have unrealistic expectations of life.
