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Synonym composed, calm, steady Antonym jumpy, edgy, nervous My mother has an equable temper. Clandestine (klandestain): something done secretly Synonym covert, furtive, stealthy Antonyms obvious, open, apparent Their clandestine movements helped in overpowering the enemy. Picturesque (pik-chresk): forming a charming scene Synonym beautiful, quaint, scenic Antonym drab, unattractive, inartistic This village is
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Synonym blasphemy, disrespect Antonym piety, reverence In the Hindu religion, the killing of a cow is sacrilege. Slapdash (slapdash): done in a hurry. Synonym careless, disorderly, hasty Antonym careful, conscientious, meticulous A slapdash worker can never work up to my expectations. Prowess (prow-iss, prow-ess): outstanding ability or skill Synonym adeptness, dexterity, expertise Antonym ineffectiveness, incompetence I deeply admire her prowess as a singer. Discover Divination is the skill of telling what will happen in the future. Match the different ways of foretelling the future with the objects used: A 1. Bibliomancy 2. Cartomancy 3. Chiromancy 4. Lampadomancy 5. Lithomancy 6. Pyromancy B a. Hands b. Precious stones c. Passages from books d. Fire or flames e. Cards f. Oil lamps Looking back A walk over is an extremely easy win. The allusion is to horse racing. When there is no competition or other entrants to a race, a horse is walked over to the course as a formal procedure in order to declare the winner. Ponder Modesty when she goes, is gone forever Landor Score card 1 c, 2 e, 3 a, 4 f, 5 b, 6 d Illa Vij |
