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Choose the SYNONYM of the word: ABATERead the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of: CANDIDRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of: PARSIMONIOUSRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the ANTONYM of: PROLIFICRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the ANTONYM of: AUDACIOUSRead the answer and worked solution →Identify the error: 'If I would have known (A) about the meeting, (B) I would have attended (C) it. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →One who knows many languages:Read the answer and worked solution →A person who eats everything (plants and animals):Read the answer and worked solution →A speech delivered without preparation:Read the answer and worked solution →One who renounces worldly life:Read the answer and worked solution →"The Industrial Revolution... transformed economies from agrarian to industrial." 'Agrarian' in this context means:Read the answer and worked solution →What does the idiom 'A blessing in disguise' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'To bite the bullet' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: '___ honest student is rare these days.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: '___ Ganga is sacred to Hindus.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'The book is divided ___ ten chapters.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct form: 'If I ___ a millionaire, I would travel the world.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the ANTONYM of: GREGARIOUSRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of: ALTRUISTICRead the answer and worked solution →'Under a cloud' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Spill the beans' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Bite the bullet' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Let the cat out of the bag' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Kill two birds with one stone' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Cut to the chase' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Hit the nail on the head' meansRead the answer and worked solution →Match each rule to what it governsRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: commas and clausesRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the rule on participial phrasesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every principle of composition Strunk givesRead the answer and worked solution →

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Choose the SYNONYM of the word: ABATE

  1. Diminish
  2. Continue
  3. Aggravate
  4. Amplify
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Correct answer: A. Diminish

Abate means to lessen, reduce, or diminish in intensity (e.g., 'the storm finally abated'). Synonym: diminish. **Antonyms:** increase, aggravate, amplify.

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Choose the SYNONYM of: CANDID

  1. Frank
  2. Vague
  3. Deceitful
  4. Reserved
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Correct answer: A. Frank

**Candid:** honest and straightforward. **Synonyms:** frank, open, forthright, sincere. **Antonyms:** deceitful, evasive, insincere.

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Choose the SYNONYM of: PARSIMONIOUS

  1. Wealthy
  2. Stingy
  3. Excessive
  4. Generous
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Correct answer: B. Stingy

**Parsimonious:** extremely unwilling to spend money or use resources. **Synonyms:** stingy, frugal (when negative), miserly, cheap. **Antonyms:** generous, lavish, prodigal.

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