Section- 1
Synonymous words:
1. interior adj. inside, internal, inner, inward
2. factitious adj. fake(d), bogus, false, falsified, artificial, unreal, synthetic, fabricated, engineered, manufactured, spurious, counterfeit, sham, simulated, imitation, unauthentic, rigged
3. drunk adj. drunken, intoxicated, inebriated, besotted, tipsy, groggy, sotted, crapulent or crapulous
4. lose v. mislay, misplace, displace, part with; suffer the loss of, be deprived of
5. merit n. worth, worthiness, value, excellence, quality, virtue, good, goodness
6. fog n. mist, haze, smog, cloud
7. drifter n. vagrant, tramp, vagabond, beachcomber, rambler, wanderer
8. drill v. bore, penetrate, pierce, cut a hole
9. clean adj. pure, undefiled, unsullied, unmixed, unadulterated, uncontaminated, unpolluted, uninfected, unspoiled or unspoilt, sanitary, disinfected, antiseptic, decontaminated, purified, sterile
10. brittle adj. fragile, frangible, breakable, friable
Note- Though the aforementioned words in a particular line are synonymous, their meanings and usages may be different, and they may not be interchangeable in some cases.
Section- 2
Idioms/ phrases:
11. Thick-skinned= insensitive to criticism or insults
12. Thin-skinned= sensitive to criticism or insults
13. Spit blood= be very angry
14. Smell a rat= begin to suspect trickery or deception
15. Dog days= the hottest period of the year
16. Dog eat dog= used to refer to a situation of fierce competition in which people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed
17. Till the cows come home= for an indefinitely long time
18. A shot in the dark= an attempt to guess something when you have no information or knowledge about the subject and therefore cannot possibly know what the answer is
19. Win hands down= win very easily
20. Heavy-handed= Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands/ Unjustly domineering
Section- 3
One word substitution:
21. Team= A group of scientists, researchers, experts, designers, detectives and so on.
22. Torrent= A sudden large or too large amount, especially one that seems to be uncontrolled/ A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
23. Cache= A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place
24. Caravan= A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals travelling together
25. Clique= An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose and do not welcome other people into that group
26. Claque= A group of people who admire and support a person very strongly and agree with what he or she says or does
27. Cortege= A funeral procession
28. Constellation= Any of the groups of stars in the sky that seem from earth to form a pattern and have been given names
29. Drove= A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body
30. Flotilla= A group of small ships, usually military ships.
[Fleet= a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy/ A group of vehicles, especially when they all belong to a particular organization or business, or when they are all going somewhere together]
Section- 4
Phrasal verbs OR Verb/noun/ adj.+ preposition combinations:
31. look for= to try to find
32. fall for= to be tricked into believing something that is not true
33. make up for= to compensate for
34. mistake someone for someone else= to confuse someone with someone else
35. bargain for= to discuss prices, conditions, etc. with somebody in order to reach an agreement that suits each person/ to expect or be prepared for something
36. condemn for= to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons
37. be competent for= able to do something well
38. wait for= await
39. admire for= to respect and approve of someone or their behaviour
40. excuse for= to forgive/ a polite way of attracting someone's attention, especially of someone you do not know/ used to tell someone politely that you are leaving
Section- 5
Genders:
Masculine- Feminine
41.Hart – Roe [hart- an adult male deer, especially a red deer over five years old.]
42.Horse - Mare
43.Duke- Duchess [Duke- a man of very high rank in a country, or the ruler of a small independent country]
44.Monk - Nun
45.Papa - Mama
46.Ram – Eve [an uncastrated male sheep]
47.Wizard – Witch++/ wizardess+
48.Abbot- Abbess [Abbot- a man who is the head of an abbey of monks./ Abbey- A church associated with a monastery or convent]
49.Author - Authoress
50.Conductor - Conductress
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