(VOCABULARY)
1. Outlay –
- Meaning: an amount of money spent on something.
- Synonyms: expenditure, expenses, spending
- Antonyms: blessing, boon, income
- Usage: “a modest outlay on local advertising”
2. Ostensibly –
- Meaning: as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
- Synonyms: apparently, seemingly
- Antonyms: genuinely, really, truly
- Usage: “the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health”
3. Onus –
- Meaning: something that is one’s duty or responsibility.
- Synonyms: burden, responsibility, liability
- Antonyms: advantage, aid
- Usage: “the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss”
4. Jettisoning –
- Meaning: abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted).
- Synonyms: dump, drop, ditch
- Antonyms: load, keep, retain
- Usage: “the scheme was jettisoned”
(WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. A woman with dark brown hair – Brunette
6. Easy to shape in any desired form – Malleable
(MISSPELT WORDS)
7. (A) Lapidery (B) Lapidury (C) Lepidary (D) Lapidary
8. (A) Numismetics (B) Numesmatics (C) Numismutics (D) Numismatics
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Break a leg:
- Meaning: This idiom is a way of wishing someone good luck.
- Example: You all look great in your costumes! Break a leg!
10. Bury your head in the sand:
- Meaning: If someone buries their head in the sand, they ignore something that is obviously wrong.
- Example: Lou, you can’t bury your head in the sand about your health-please, make an appointment with your doctor and get that rash checked out!
