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1. Disquieting –
- Definition: inducing feelings of anxiety or worry.
- Synonyms: annoying, worrying, troubling
- Antonyms: happy, calm, settling.
- Usage: he found Jean’s gaze disquieting
2. Incumbent –
- Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
- Synonyms: binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary, compulsory
- Antonyms: optional, past, future.
- Usage: the government realized that it was incumbent on them to act
3. Letting –
- Definition: Not prevent or forbid; allow.
- Synonyms: allow, permit, give permission to, give leave to, authorize, sanction, grant, grant the right to
- Antonyms: prevent, stop.
- Usage: my boss let me leave early
4. Ally –
- Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity with (another) for mutual benefit.
- Synonyms: combine, marry, couple, merge, amalgamate, join, pool, fuse
- Antonyms: break, chop, cut, hew, lop, cleave
- Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father’s business acumen
(WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. A number of savages – Horde
6. One who flies an aero plane – Aviator
(MISSPELT WORDS)
Find the correctly spelt word.
7. (A) Chirropodist (B) Chiropudist (C) Chiropodisst (D) Chiropodist
8. (A) Physsician (B) Physecian (C) Physicean (D) Physician
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Xerox subsidy
- Meaning – Using the office photocopier for personal use.
- Example – The office now has a strict policy about Xerox subsidy.
10. Fever pitch
- Meaning – When a feeling is very intense and exciting, it is said to be at a fever pitch.
- Example – His love for music had reached a fever pitch before he became a world known musician.
