(VOCABULARY)
1. Implicit –
- Meaning: suggested though not directly expressed.
- Synonyms: implied, indirect, inferred
- Antonyms: explicit, direct, downright,
- Usage: “comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies”
2. Proactive
- Meaning: creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened.
- Synonyms: enterprising, take-charge, energetic
- Antonyms: reactive, responsive, chargeable
- Usage: “employers must take a proactive approach to equal pay”
3. Culpable –
- Meaning: deserving blame.
- Synonyms: to blame, guilty, at fault
- Antonyms: blameless, innocent
- Usage: “mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary’ murders”
4. Meticulous –
- Meaning: showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
- Synonyms: careful, conscientious, diligent
- Antonyms: careless, sloppy, slapdash
- Usage: “the designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care”
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5. A reserve for animals, birds etc. in their natural habitat – Sanctuary
6. A land fit for growing crops – Arable
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Find the correctly spelt Word.
7. (A) Tilable (B) Tillable (C) Tilleble (D) Tillablae
8. (A) Captiuos (B) Capteous (C) Captious (D) Captiiss
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9. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride: If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc., they crave.
- Meaning: If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc., they crave.
- Example: This is the fifth time I’ve come in second place-always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
