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Synonymous words:
1. avaricious adj. greedy, acquisitive, grasping, covetous
2. considerate adj. conciliatory, easy to deal with, pliant, yielding, compliant,polite, friendly, complaisant
3. oppose v. resist, counter, object (to), defy, take a stand against, withstand, resist, combat, contest, contend with or against
4. swiftly adv. fast, quickly, speedily, rapidly, expeditiously, briskly, hurriedly, hastily, suddenly, abruptly, in a flash, in a trice, in the wink of an eye
5. transient adj. transitory, temporary, brief, fleeting, momentary, passing, ephemeral, fugacious, fugitive, evanescent, short-lived, short-term, impermanent
6. secretly adv. surreptitiously, quietly, privately, covertly, furtively, stealthily, mysteriously, clandestinely
7. guardian n. protector, defender, trustee, custodian, keeper, preserver
8. emancipate v. release, set free, liberate, enfranchise, manumit, loose, let loose, let go, set free, disenthral, unfetter, unchain, unshackle
9. festivity n. rejoicing, gaiety, mirth, jubilation, conviviality, joyfulness, merriment, revelry, merrymaking, glee, jollity, jollification, felicity
10. examine v. investigate, scrutinize, study, peruse, scan, pore over, analyse, sift, inspect, inquire or enquire into, go over or through or into, look over or into, probe, explore
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.
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Idioms/ phrases:
11. Left-handed compliment= An insult in the guise of an expression of praise
12. Twist someone’s arm= to get someone to do what you want by making it very difficult for him or her to refuse
13. Butter fingers= a person who drops things they are carrying or trying to catch
14. Green fingers= natural ability in growing plants
15. Talk through of your hat= talk foolishly, wildly, or ignorantly
16. Keep pants on= To remain calm and wait for something
17. In another’s shoes= in another's position
18. Shake in one’s boots= be very scared or nervous
19. An ace up one’s sleeve= a powerful and often secret weapon, advantage, etc
20. Bad hat= a disreputable dissolute person
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One word substitution:
21. Fleet= A group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy
22. Cache= A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place
23. Board= A group of directors/ trustees/ examiners
24. Bunch= A group of crooks
25. Choir= A group of singers
26. Company= A group of actors
27. Union= A group of workers/ tradesmen
28. Crew= A group of sailors
29. Patrol= A group of policemen
30. Staff= A group of officials/ servants
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Verb/ noun/ adj.+ preposition combinations
31. head for= to be destined for
32. long for= to have a very strong desire or yearning for someone or something
33. crave for= to have a very strong feeling of wanting something
34. yearn for= have a desire for something or someone who is not present
35. pine for= have a desire for something or someone who is not present
36. pray for= to hope for something very much
37. provision for= the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it
38. punish for= to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc
39. scold/ berate/ chide/ rebuke for= to criticize angrily someone who has done something wrong
40. reprimand for= to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them
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