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1. Egregious –
- Definition: outstandingly bad; shocking.
- Synonyms: bad, worse.
- Antonyms: good, perfect, spanking, masterly,
- Usage: egregious abuses of copyright
2. Unsparing –
- Definition: Given freely and generously.
- Synonyms: Merciless; Severe
- Antonyms: Grudging, Mean, mediocre
- Usage: she had won her mother’s unsparing approval. He is unsparing in his criticism of the arms trade
3. Descend –
- Definition: Make a sudden attack on; move or fall downwards.
- Synonyms: Drop, Fall, Sink, Subside; Dive, Plummet, Plunge, Nosedive, Pitch, Tumble, and Slump. NK
- Antonyms: Ascend, Go up, climb
- Usage: John Dalrymple was descended from an ancient Ayrshire family. The aircraft began to descend.
4. Propositioning –
- Definition: make an offer or suggestion to.
- Synonyms: proposal, premise, initiative
- Antonyms: oppose, rejection.
- Usage: I was propositioned by the editor about becoming film critic of the paper
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5. A number of workmen, prisoners, thieves etc – Gang
6. A number of swine feeding or driven together – Herd
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Find the correctly spelt word.
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9. Back-room boys
- Meaning – People who perform important work but have no contact with the public.
- Example – Our back room boys deserve applause for the success of this advertisement
10. Have one’s heart set on
- Meaning – Possessing a determination to obtain something.
- Example – He has not become a renowned cardiologist just by chance. He has his heart set on it after his father passed away twithvadows cardiac arrest.
