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1. Bolster –
- Meaning: support or strengthen.
- Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce
- Antonyms: undermine, debilitate, weaken, disable,
- Usage: “the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence”
2. Quandary –
- Meaning: a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
- Synonyms: dilemma, plight, predicament
- Antonyms: advantage, boon, certainty
- Usage: “Kate was in a quandary”
3. Corpus –
- Meaning: a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.
- Synonyms: collection, compilation, body
- Antonyms: part
- Usage: “the Darwinian corpus”
4. Disenchantment –
- Meaning: a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired; disillusionment.
- Synonyms: disillusionment, disappointment, dissatisfaction
- Antonyms: idealism
- Usage: “their growing disenchantment with the leadership”
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5. Introductory part or lines to a discourse or play – Prologue
6. Drug which causes people to sleep early –Soporific
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7. (A) Unnecessary (B) Unnecessury (C) Unnecessiry (D) Unnecesary
8. (A) Noutical (B) Nauticle (C) Nuotical (D) Nautical
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9. Busy as a beaver:
- Meaning: If you’re as busy as a beaver, you’re very busy indeed.
- Example: I’ve been as busy as a beaver building a new dam this year. I’ve had almost no free time!
10. All bark and no bite :
- Meaning: A person who is full of talk, but behind that talking there is little or no action.
- Example: When someone talks tough but really isn’t, they are all bark and no bite.
