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Synonyms — bellicose, belligerent Antonyms — placid, calm — He is so pugnacious that his classmates don’t want to socialise with him. Guile (gail): clever and deceitful behaviour Synonyms — craftiness, slyly, wiliness Antonyms — candour, sincerity — She’s full of guile and I cannot trust her anymore. Fortify (fortifai): make stronger Synonyms — reinforce, brace, strengthen Antonyms— debilitate, weaken — They have enough
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Synonyms — susceptibility, proclivity, inclination Antonyms — aversion, disinclination — She has a propensity for telling lies. Clemency (kle’ mency): compassion and kindness Synonyms — mercy, leniency, forbearance Antonyms — severity, harshness — She’s appealed to the judge for clemency. Pandemonium (pande’ munium): wild and noisy disorder Synonyms — commotion, chaos Antonyms — peacefulness, tranquility — Pandemonium broke out as soon as the news of the assassination was announced. Discover Complete the following similes. 1 As active as — 2 As afraid as a — 3 As ageless as the — 4 As far apart as the — 5 As black as — 6 As boundless as the — Looking back The seventh heaven of delight indicates bliss and ecstasy. The allusion is to the seven heavens of which in Jewish hagiology the seventh and the highest is the abode of God and the most exalted angels. Even the people of some other religions believe that the seventh heaven is the abode of God. Ponder A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint. — Bacon Score card Quicksilver, grasshopper, sun, poles, ebony, ocean — Illa Vij |
