(VOCABULARY)
1. Becalmed –
- Meaning: leave ( a sailing ship) unable to move through lack of wind.
- Synonyms: stranded, stuck, marooned
- Antonyms: active, mobile, moving
- Usage: “both boats hung on before the whole fleet was becalmed south of Rampholme”
2. Mirage –
- Meaning: an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert
- Synonyms: optical illusion, hallucination
- Antonyms: certainty, fact, reality
- Usage: “the surface of the road ahead rippled in the heat mirages”
3. Scrutiny –
- Meaning: critical observation or examination.
- Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, survey
- Antonyms: glance, cursory look
- Usage: “every aspect of local government was placed under scrutiny”
4. Enmity –
- Meaning: a state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.
- Synonyms: hostility, animosity, antagonism
- Antonyms: friendship, goodwill
- Usage: “decades of enmity between the two countries”
(WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. To secure a boat by attaching it to an anchor –Moor
6. A method of boiling briefly to cook food slightly – Parboil
(MISSPELT WORDS)
7. (A) Commendable (B) Comendable (C) Commenndable (D) Commendablle
8. (A) Praisseworthy (B) Praiseworthy (C) Praisworthy (D) Praisewurthy
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9· Curry favor:
- Meaning: If people try to curry favour, they try to get people to support them. (‘Curry favor’ is the American spelling.)
- Example: Flattery won’t work; the only way of currying favor with him is through hard work.
10. Curve ball:
- Meaning: If something is a curve ball, it is deceptive.
- Example: I thought I had confirmed my hypothesis, so these results are a real curve ball.
