(VOCABULARY)
1. Accumulated –
- Meaning: gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
- Synonyms: gather, collect, assemble
- Antonyms: dissipate, mangle, blast, liquidate
- Usage: “investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence”
2. Nurtured –
- Meaning: care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.
- Synonyms: bring up, care for
- Antonyms: neglect hinder stop clog inhibit prevent,
- Usage: “Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family”
3. Lethal –
- Meaning: very harmful or destructive.
- Synonyms: fatal, deadly, mortal
- Antonyms: harmless, safe
- Usage: “the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record”
4. Contention –
- Meaning: heated disagreement.
- Synonyms: disagreement, dispute, disputation
- Antonyms: agreement
- Usage: “the captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries”
(WORD SUBSTITUTION)
5. To secretly store more than what is allowed – Hoarding
6. A written statement about someone’s character, usually provided by an employer – Testimonial
(MISSPELT WORDS)
Find the correctly spelt word.
7. (A) Instrruction (B) Instruction (C) Instructionn (D) Insttruction
8. (A) Bidingg (B) Bindinng (C) Bidding (D) Baidding
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
9. Cute as a bug:
- Meaning: If something is as cute as a bug, it is sweet and endearing.
- Example: Your puppy is just as cute as a bug’s ear! Look at his big eyes!
10. Daft as a brush:
- Meaning: someone who is daft as a brush is rather stupid.
- Example: Quit being as daft as a brush-it’s too dangerous to play on this busy street!
