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1. Emergency –
- Definition: A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
- Synonyms: Catastrophe, Calamity, Difficulty, Plight, Predicament, Danger, Crisis, Urgent, Situation, Extremity, Exigency, Accident, Disaster
- Antonyms: Dubiousness, Benefit, Ease, Freedom, Fortuity, Peace, Possibility, Solution, Contingency, Good Fortune, Success.
- Usage: Acute pulmonary oedema is a medical emergency and requires immediate care.
2. Sightseeing –
- Definition: The activity of visiting places of interest in a particular location.
- Synonyms: Excursion, Sightseeing, Perambulation, Jaunt
- Antonyms: Profound, Distrust, Mistrust, Disagree, Back
- Usage: Besides sightseeing, hiking is probably the most popular activity in the canyon.
3. Humid –
- Definition: Marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere.
- Synonyms: Moist, Damp, Humid, Wet, Dank, Dewy
- Antonyms: Arid, Fresh, Unhackneyed, Verdant, Youthful, Blooming
- Usage: We might need to move them later, but at least they are now out of the hot and humid atmosphere of the sun room.
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4. One whose motive is merely to get money – Mercenary
5. The study of plant life – Botany
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6. (A) Defference (B) Difference (C) Diffarence (D) Differense
7. (A) Procezure (B) Prosedure (C) Procedure (D) Procezure
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8. Blank cheque:
- Meaning:– If you are given a blank cheque, you are allowed to use as much money as you need for a project.
- Example:- Several people expressed their concern when the Chairman desired to give the blank cheque for the company’s future in the hands of the 25-year-old director.
