(VOCABULARY)
1. Panders –
- Definition: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste).
- Synonyms: Indulge, Gratify, Satisfy, Cater to, Give in to
- Antonyms: Anger, Annoy, Disappoint, Disturb
- Usage: “Newspapers are pandering to people’s baser instincts”
2. Hound –
- Definition: Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.
- Synonyms: Harass, Persecute, Harry, Pester, Bother, Trouble.
- Antonyms: Leave in peace
- Usage: She was hounded by the Italian press.
3. Impunity
- Definition: Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
- Synonyms: Immunity, Indemnity
- Antonyms: Liability, Responsibility
- Usage: The impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings.
4. Leeway –
- Definition: the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.
- Synonyms: freedom, scope, room to man oeuvre, latitude
- Antonyms: constraint, restriction
- Usage: “the government had greater leeway to introduce reforms”
(WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. To struggle helplessly – Flounder
6. A person who helps even a stranger in difficulty – Samaritan
(MISSPELT WORDS)
Find the correctly spelt word.
7. (A) Mosqutoes (B) Mosquetoes (C) Mosquitoas (D) Mosqmtoes
8.(A) Ocurrence (B) Occurence (C) Occurrence (D)Occurrance
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Avowed intent
- Meaning: A solemn public promise or pledge toward some goal or achievement.
- Example: If someone makes a solemn or serious promise publicly to attempt to reach a certain goal, this is their avowed intent.
10. Away with the fairies
- Meaning: Giving the impression of being mad, distracted, or in a dream world.
- Example: If someone is away with the fairies, they don’t face reality and have unrealistic expectations of life.
