PHRASES & IDIOMS
*Acid test : a decisive test to determine whether something is genuine or valid.
*Across the board : all or everything, or a total and complete achievement
*Sweep the board : win everything
*All singing ali dancing : full of features/ gimmicks,
*Amateur: non professional or unpaid.
*Alma mater : (my) university from the Latin, meaning ’fostering mother’,
*Apple of his eye/apple of your eye/apple of my eye: a person much adored or doted on, loved, held dearly.
*Take a back seat : have tittle or only obsessional involvement in something,
*Bring home the bacon : achieve a challenge,
*Barbarian :rough or wild person.
*Blood is thicker than water: family loyalties are greater than those between friends.
*Bolt from the blue : sudden shock or surprise.
*Give me a break/give him a break : make allowance tolerate, overlook a mistake.
*Bulls and bear..................
*Acid test : a decisive test to determine whether something is genuine or valid.
*Across the board : all or everything, or a total and complete achievement
*Sweep the board : win everything
*All singing ali dancing : full of features/ gimmicks,
*Amateur: non professional or unpaid.
*Alma mater : (my) university from the Latin, meaning ’fostering mother’,
*Apple of his eye/apple of your eye/apple of my eye: a person much adored or doted on, loved, held dearly.
*Take a back seat : have tittle or only obsessional involvement in something,
*Bring home the bacon : achieve a challenge,
*Barbarian :rough or wild person.
*Blood is thicker than water: family loyalties are greater than those between friends.
*Bolt from the blue : sudden shock or surprise.
*Give me a break/give him a break : make allowance tolerate, overlook a mistake.
*Bulls and bear..................
SYNONYMS[
*Abandon - Give up
*Abase - humiliate, degrade
*Abbreviate - abridge, shorten
*Abhor - hate
*Abrupt - sudden
*Abundant - plenty mishap
*Accident - accomplish
*Achieve - accomplish
*Acquitted - freed
*Affluent - prosperous
*Alien - exotic,foreign
*Allude - mention
*Altercation - controversy
*Altitude - height
*Amenable - responsive
*Amicable - friendly
*Analogy - comparison
*Antagonistic - hostile
*Antique - ancient
*Apologize - regret
*Applaud - praise
*Apprehension - fear
*Arid - dry
*Asperity - harshness, roughness
*Astonishment - surprise
*Authentic - genuine
*Avaricious - greedy
*Aversion - dislike
*Avid ..................
*Abandon - Give up
*Abase - humiliate, degrade
*Abbreviate - abridge, shorten
*Abhor - hate
*Abrupt - sudden
*Abundant - plenty mishap
*Accident - accomplish
*Achieve - accomplish
*Acquitted - freed
*Affluent - prosperous
*Alien - exotic,foreign
*Allude - mention
*Altercation - controversy
*Altitude - height
*Amenable - responsive
*Amicable - friendly
*Analogy - comparison
*Antagonistic - hostile
*Antique - ancient
*Apologize - regret
*Applaud - praise
*Apprehension - fear
*Arid - dry
*Asperity - harshness, roughness
*Astonishment - surprise
*Authentic - genuine
*Avaricious - greedy
*Aversion - dislike
*Avid ..................
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
ab initio - from the beginning
ad hoc - for a specified purpose
ad infinitum - endlessly
ad interim - in the meantime
ad valorem - according to value
aide-de-camp - military assistant
alter ego - intimate friend
aiumni - old students of an inistitution
a propos - referring to that point
bona fide - in good faith
bete noire - a special object to dislike
bon voyage - wish a good journey
carte blanche - blank cheque, un-restricted power to act on one's own
corpus delicti - the substance of the offence
caveat emptor- let the buyer beware
coup d'etat - change of govt by force
coup de grace - finishing blow
coup de main - sudden overpowering attack
de facto - in fact
de jure - in law
detenu - prisoner
de nova - afresh
deus ex machine - a contrived device to resolve a situati..................
Active and Passive Voice
Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. (active)
At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry. (passive)
Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah. (active)
The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes. (passive)
Sue changed the flat tire. (active)
The flat tire was changed by Sue. (passive)
We are going to watch a movie tonight. (active)
A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive)
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Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. (active)
At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry. (passive)
Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah. (active)
The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes. (passive)
Sue changed the flat tire. (active)
The flat tire was changed by Sue. (passive)
We are going to watch a movie tonight. (active)
A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive)
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ONE WORD OF SENTENCE
*A word formed out of the first letters of a few words
Ans : Acronym
*A person who avoids physical pleasures and leads a simple life
Ans : Ascetic
*A fist of matters to be discussed at a meeting
Ans : Agenda
*The story of one's own life
Ans : Autobiography
*Proof that someone else was at another place when the cirme alleged to have been committed by that person
Ans : Alibi
*General Government to all political offenders
Ans : Amnesty
*That which does not bear the .name of the writer
Ans : Anonymous
*Disbelief in the exiatence of God
Ans : Atheism
*To turn friends into enemies
Ans : Allenate
*Government by the nobility
Ans : Aristocracy
*Th..................
*A word formed out of the first letters of a few words
Ans : Acronym
*A person who avoids physical pleasures and leads a simple life
Ans : Ascetic
*A fist of matters to be discussed at a meeting
Ans : Agenda
*The story of one's own life
Ans : Autobiography
*Proof that someone else was at another place when the cirme alleged to have been committed by that person
Ans : Alibi
*General Government to all political offenders
Ans : Amnesty
*That which does not bear the .name of the writer
Ans : Anonymous
*Disbelief in the exiatence of God
Ans : Atheism
*To turn friends into enemies
Ans : Allenate
*Government by the nobility
Ans : Aristocracy
*Th..................
PHRASAL VERBS
*Break down - Lose contorl
*Break into - Enter by force
*Break out - Start suddenly
*Break up - Come to an end
*Bring about - Cause to happen
*Call at - Visit a place
*Call by -To visit briefly
*Call for - Demand, to requier
*Calf in - Send for
*call off - Cancel
*Call on - Visit a person
*Call out - To cry, shout for help
*Call upon - Appeal
*Came about - happen
*Come across - find by chance
*Come of - happen as a result of
*Come out - be published:become known
*Come out of - be the result of
*Come up to - reach
*Get about - begin to do something
*Get across - To convey, to annoy
*Get along - To manage, to proceed
*Get along with - To be friendly, t..................
*Break down - Lose contorl
*Break into - Enter by force
*Break out - Start suddenly
*Break up - Come to an end
*Bring about - Cause to happen
*Call at - Visit a place
*Call by -To visit briefly
*Call for - Demand, to requier
*Calf in - Send for
*call off - Cancel
*Call on - Visit a person
*Call out - To cry, shout for help
*Call upon - Appeal
*Came about - happen
*Come across - find by chance
*Come of - happen as a result of
*Come out - be published:become known
*Come out of - be the result of
*Come up to - reach
*Get about - begin to do something
*Get across - To convey, to annoy
*Get along - To manage, to proceed
*Get along with - To be friendly, t..................
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
*Army of ants
*Block of flats
*Bed of oysters
*Bouquet of flowers
*Brood of hens/chickens
*Bunch of grapes
*Bundle of sticks
*Company of parrots
*Crew of sailors
*Crowd of people
*Herd of cattle/cows/donkeys
*Fleet of ships/cruisers
*Flight of pigeons
*Team of players
*Pack of volves
*Flight/Flock of birds
*Flock of camels
*Pack of cards, Loaf of bread ,
*Shoal/school of fish.
*Heap of corn Stock of grain
*Flock of sheep
*Herd of lions
*Herd of swans
*Hive of bees
*Swarm of bees
*Pile of books
*Herd of nomads
*Gang of thieves
*Library of books
*Utter of pigs
*File of papers
*Troop..................
*Army of ants
*Block of flats
*Bed of oysters
*Bouquet of flowers
*Brood of hens/chickens
*Bunch of grapes
*Bundle of sticks
*Company of parrots
*Crew of sailors
*Crowd of people
*Herd of cattle/cows/donkeys
*Fleet of ships/cruisers
*Flight of pigeons
*Team of players
*Pack of volves
*Flight/Flock of birds
*Flock of camels
*Pack of cards, Loaf of bread ,
*Shoal/school of fish.
*Heap of corn Stock of grain
*Flock of sheep
*Herd of lions
*Herd of swans
*Hive of bees
*Swarm of bees
*Pile of books
*Herd of nomads
*Gang of thieves
*Library of books
*Utter of pigs
*File of papers
*Troop..................
ANTONYMS
*Abandon x Keep
*abhor x love
*abridge x expand
*abrupt x gradual
*accept x refuse
*accumulatex scatter
*acquit x convict
*admire x despise
*adroit x clumsy
*adversary x ally
*Adversity x prosperity
*affection x hatred
*Affirm x deny
*Agile x sluggish
*Alleviate x worsen
*Ambiguity x clarity
*Arrogant x humble
*Ascent x descent
*Barbarous x civilized
*Bare x covered
*Beneficial x injurious
*Benevolent x cruel
*Baised x impartial
*Boisterous x quite
*Bondage x freedom
*Compassionatex mercilless
*Complex x simple
*Complaintx adamant
*Conceal x reveal
*Consolidatex disintegrate
*Converge x diverge
*Convoluted x straight
*deceit x honesty
*Defy x obey
*Dejection x exhilaration
..................
*Abandon x Keep
*abhor x love
*abridge x expand
*abrupt x gradual
*accept x refuse
*accumulatex scatter
*acquit x convict
*admire x despise
*adroit x clumsy
*adversary x ally
*Adversity x prosperity
*affection x hatred
*Affirm x deny
*Agile x sluggish
*Alleviate x worsen
*Ambiguity x clarity
*Arrogant x humble
*Ascent x descent
*Barbarous x civilized
*Bare x covered
*Beneficial x injurious
*Benevolent x cruel
*Baised x impartial
*Boisterous x quite
*Bondage x freedom
*Compassionatex mercilless
*Complex x simple
*Complaintx adamant
*Conceal x reveal
*Consolidatex disintegrate
*Converge x diverge
*Convoluted x straight
*deceit x honesty
*Defy x obey
*Dejection x exhilaration
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SPELLING CORRECTION
*Receive - Twelfth - Diarrhea
*Leisure - Syllable - Entrepreneur
*Necessary - Accumulate - Annihilate
*Embarrassing Consequently -Accommodate
*Achievement - individual - Erroneous
*Separate - Business - Accustomed
*Believe - Definitely - Adolescent
*Successful - Fascinate - Ambiguous
*Desperate - Horrified - Assimilate
*Occurring - Repetition - Accompaniment
*Approximately - Aggregate - Courteous
*Parallel - Alligator - Delinquent
*Disappoint - Bureaucracy - Deceive
*Weird - Characteristic - Advan
*Humorous - Coincidence - Reminiscence
*Apparently - Corridor - Memorize
*Disappearance - Deciduous
SPELLING CORRECTION
1.(a) Balance
(b) Bachelor
(c) Bunglow
(d) Bureau
2.(a) Conceive
(b) Committee
(c) Colonel
(d) Commemarate..................
*Receive - Twelfth - Diarrhea
*Leisure - Syllable - Entrepreneur
*Necessary - Accumulate - Annihilate
*Embarrassing Consequently -Accommodate
*Achievement - individual - Erroneous
*Separate - Business - Accustomed
*Believe - Definitely - Adolescent
*Successful - Fascinate - Ambiguous
*Desperate - Horrified - Assimilate
*Occurring - Repetition - Accompaniment
*Approximately - Aggregate - Courteous
*Parallel - Alligator - Delinquent
*Disappoint - Bureaucracy - Deceive
*Weird - Characteristic - Advan
*Humorous - Coincidence - Reminiscence
*Apparently - Corridor - Memorize
*Disappearance - Deciduous
SPELLING CORRECTION
1.(a) Balance
(b) Bachelor
(c) Bunglow
(d) Bureau
2.(a) Conceive
(b) Committee
(c) Colonel
(d) Commemarate..................
ANIMALS SOUNDS
*Animals - sounds
*Apes - gibber
*Asses - bray
*Badgers - growl
*Bats - screech
*Bears - growl
*Bees - hum and buzz
*Beetles - drone
*Birds - chirp
*Bitterns - boom
*Blackbirds - whistle
*Bulls - bellow
*Calves - bleat
*Camels - grunt
*Cats - mew
*Cattle - moo, low
*Chicks - cheep
*Chickens - cluck
*Cocks - crow
*Cows - low, moo
*Crows - caw
*Cuckoos - coo cuckoo
*Deers - bell
*Dogs - bark, woof
*Dolphins - Click
*Donkeys-bray, hee-haw
*Doves - coo
*Ducks - quack
*Eagles - scream, cry
*Elephants - trumpet
*Falcons - chant
*Foxes - bark, yelp or simper
*Frogs - croak, ribbit
*Giraffes - bleat
*Goats - bleat, baa
*Geese - cackle
*Grasshoppers - chirp
*Hares - squeak[/b..................
*Animals - sounds
*Apes - gibber
*Asses - bray
*Badgers - growl
*Bats - screech
*Bears - growl
*Bees - hum and buzz
*Beetles - drone
*Birds - chirp
*Bitterns - boom
*Blackbirds - whistle
*Bulls - bellow
*Calves - bleat
*Camels - grunt
*Cats - mew
*Cattle - moo, low
*Chicks - cheep
*Chickens - cluck
*Cocks - crow
*Cows - low, moo
*Crows - caw
*Cuckoos - coo cuckoo
*Deers - bell
*Dogs - bark, woof
*Dolphins - Click
*Donkeys-bray, hee-haw
*Doves - coo
*Ducks - quack
*Eagles - scream, cry
*Elephants - trumpet
*Falcons - chant
*Foxes - bark, yelp or simper
*Frogs - croak, ribbit
*Giraffes - bleat
*Goats - bleat, baa
*Geese - cackle
*Grasshoppers - chirp
*Hares - squeak[/b..................
ANIMAL HOMES
Ant - Hill or Formicary
Bat - Roost, Cave
Bear - Den
Beaver - Lodge
Bee - Hive
Bird - Nest
Cat - Cattery, Lain Den
Dog - Kennel
Fox - Earth, Den, Hole, Lair
Hare - Form
Horse - Paddock, Stable, Stall,AStud
Lion - Den
Mole - Burrow, Fortress, Tunnel
Pig - Pen, Sty
Rabbit-Warren; Burrow,Cony-garth, Hutch
Sheep - Fold, Pen
Snake - Nest
Spider - Web
Squirrel - Drey
Termite - Mound
Tiger - Lair
Wolf - Lair, Den
ANIMAL HOMES
1.Squirrel
(a) drey (b) pen
(c ) coop (d) hole
2.Sheep
(a) mound (b) stable
(c ) earth (d) pen
3.Tiger
(a) stable (b) kennel
(c ) lair (d) pasture
4.Hare
(..................
Ant - Hill or Formicary
Bat - Roost, Cave
Bear - Den
Beaver - Lodge
Bee - Hive
Bird - Nest
Cat - Cattery, Lain Den
Dog - Kennel
Fox - Earth, Den, Hole, Lair
Hare - Form
Horse - Paddock, Stable, Stall,AStud
Lion - Den
Mole - Burrow, Fortress, Tunnel
Pig - Pen, Sty
Rabbit-Warren; Burrow,Cony-garth, Hutch
Sheep - Fold, Pen
Snake - Nest
Spider - Web
Squirrel - Drey
Termite - Mound
Tiger - Lair
Wolf - Lair, Den
ANIMAL HOMES
1.Squirrel
(a) drey (b) pen
(c ) coop (d) hole
2.Sheep
(a) mound (b) stable
(c ) earth (d) pen
3.Tiger
(a) stable (b) kennel
(c ) lair (d) pasture
4.Hare
(..................
VARIOUS MURDERS
*Murder of a friend - Amicide
*Murder of a foetus - Foeticide
*Murder of a brother - Fratricide
*Murder of a father - Patricide
*Murder of a sister - Sororicide
*Murder of a wife - Uxoricide
*Murder of a child - Infanticide
*Murder of a humanbeing - Homicide
*Murder of a mother - Matricide
*Murder of a King - Regicide
*Something that kills pests - Pesticide
*Something that kills germs - Germicide
*Killing of oneself - Suicide
*Mass killing of a race - Genocide
VARIOUS MURDERS
1. Something that kills germs
(a) Germicide (b) Pesticide
(c ) Kegicide (d) Patricide
2. Murder of wife
(a) foeticide (c ) homicide
(b) fratricide (d) uxoricide
3.Murder of a child
(a) infanticide (b)suicide
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*Murder of a friend - Amicide
*Murder of a foetus - Foeticide
*Murder of a brother - Fratricide
*Murder of a father - Patricide
*Murder of a sister - Sororicide
*Murder of a wife - Uxoricide
*Murder of a child - Infanticide
*Murder of a humanbeing - Homicide
*Murder of a mother - Matricide
*Murder of a King - Regicide
*Something that kills pests - Pesticide
*Something that kills germs - Germicide
*Killing of oneself - Suicide
*Mass killing of a race - Genocide
VARIOUS MURDERS
1. Something that kills germs
(a) Germicide (b) Pesticide
(c ) Kegicide (d) Patricide
2. Murder of wife
(a) foeticide (c ) homicide
(b) fratricide (d) uxoricide
3.Murder of a child
(a) infanticide (b)suicide
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BABIES OF BIRDS & ANIMALS
*bear - cub
*beaver - kit
*birds - nestling
*cat - kitten
*cow - calf
*deer - fawn
*dog - puppy
*duck - duckling
*eagle - eaglet
*eel - elver
*elephant - calf
*fowl - chick
*fox - cub
*frog - tadpole
*goat - kid
*fish - fry/minnow
*goose - gosling
*hawk - eyas
*hippo - calf
*horse - foal, colt (male) filly (female)
*kangaroo - joey
*lion - cub
*owl - owlet
*pig - piglet
*Pigeon - squab, squeaker
*rabbit - bunny
*rat - pup
*rhinocerous - calf
*seal - pup
*shark - cub
*sheep - lamb
*swan - cygnet
*tiger - cub
*whale - calf
*zebra - foal
BABIES OF BIRDS AND ANIMALS
1.Baby of a Kangaroo
(a) kid (b) joey
(..................
*bear - cub
*beaver - kit
*birds - nestling
*cat - kitten
*cow - calf
*deer - fawn
*dog - puppy
*duck - duckling
*eagle - eaglet
*eel - elver
*elephant - calf
*fowl - chick
*fox - cub
*frog - tadpole
*goat - kid
*fish - fry/minnow
*goose - gosling
*hawk - eyas
*hippo - calf
*horse - foal, colt (male) filly (female)
*kangaroo - joey
*lion - cub
*owl - owlet
*pig - piglet
*Pigeon - squab, squeaker
*rabbit - bunny
*rat - pup
*rhinocerous - calf
*seal - pup
*shark - cub
*sheep - lamb
*swan - cygnet
*tiger - cub
*whale - calf
*zebra - foal
BABIES OF BIRDS AND ANIMALS
1.Baby of a Kangaroo
(a) kid (b) joey
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