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beautiful to describe in words compression (N.) : the state of Look at the sentence :
Here, incredible is the right being compressed Would you mind preparing a cup
usage. 595. (4) Competent (Adj.) : having of tea for me ?
583. (3) Here, generates is the right enough skill/knowledge to do Here, opening is the right usage.
usage. something 602. (4) Here, uncertain is the right
emits (V.) : to give/send out complaisant (Adj.) : polite usage.
584. (2) handful : a small number of Here, competent is the right ambiguous (Adj.) : that can be
people or things. usage. understood in more than one
Here, handful is the right usage. 596. (3) illusion (N.) : something way ; not clearly stated/defined
585. (3) coterie (N.) : a small group that seems to exist but in fact ambivalent (Adj.) : having/
of people who have the same does not, or seems to be showing both good and bad feel-
interests and do things together something that it is not ings about somebody/something
but do not like to include others imitation (N.) : the act, prac- ambidextrous (Adj.) : able to
clique (N.) : a small exclusive tice, or art of imitating ; mimicry use the left hand/the right hand
group of friends/associates allusion (N.) : a passing/indirect equally well
Here, coterie is the right usage. reference 603. (3) For the two events of the
elision (N.) : omission of a past, the event that happens
586. (2) evokes (V.) : to bring a
sound that would normally be earlier, should be expressed in
feeling, a memory/ an image
pronounced in speaking a word Past Perfect.
into your mind
Here, illusion is the right usage. Hence, had signed....is the right
invokes (V.) : to call for
usage.
assistance/support/inspiration 597. (1) If two people part, they leave
each other. 604. (3) Here, tried is the right usage.
provokes (V.) : to incite anger/
605. (4) squabbled (V.) : to argue
resentment l He has recently parted from his
noisily about something that is
revokes (V.) : to invalidate/ wife (they have started to live
not very important
cause to no longer be in effect apart.).
apologized (V.) : to say that you
bygone (Adj.) : past Here, from (Prep.) is the right
are sorry for doing something
era (N.) : a period of time usage.
wrong/causing a problem
characterized by particular 598. (2) Here, out of his way is the truculent (Adj.) : tending to
circumstances, events, or right usage. argue/be bad-tempered ;
personages out of the way (Id.) : incon- slightly aggressive
Here, evokes is the right usage. venience caused to oneself/take digressed (V.) : to start to talk
587. (1) invent : to produce extra trouble to do something about something that is not
something that has not existed beyond what is required connected with the main point
before. 599. (4) Here, losing is the right usage. of what you are saying
discover : to find something 600. (3) recreant (Adj.) : not brave; conferred (V.) : to di scuss
that was hidden. unfaithful/ disloyal to a belief, something with somebody, in
Here, invented is the right duty/ cause order to exchange opinions/ get
usage. ostracized (V.) : to refuse to let advice.
588. (2) add insult to injury : to somebody be a member of a Here, squabbled is the right
make worse. social group. usage.
Here, she worked very slowly abandoned (Adj.) : left and no 606. (2) beyond suspicion (Id.) :
is the right usage. longer wanted, used or needed definitely not guilty of doing
589. (1) Here, got a much better job coward (N.) : a person who is anything wrong
is the right usage. not brave/who does not have above suspicion (Id.) : too good,
590. (2) Here, most i s the right the courage to do things that honest, etc.
usage. other people do not think are to have done something wrong,
591. (2) Here, unparalleled is the difficult illegal/dishonest
right usage. litigant (N.) : a person who is above/beyond suspicion
making/defending a claim in means the same.
592. (1) recommend : to tell somebody
court under suspicion (Id.) : suspected
that something is good or useful.
suppliant (N.) : a person who of doing, illegal/dishonest
Here, recommend is the right
asks for something in a humble Look at the sentences :
usage.
way (from God/ a powerful l Nobody who was near the scene
593. (2) lose (V.) : to suffer loss ; to
person) of the crime is above suspicion.
be defeated ; to part with
l The whole family is currently
Here, loose is the right usage. Here, recreant is the right
usage. under suspicion of her murder.
594. (3) Here, compromise is the l In this investigation, no one in
right usage. 601. (2) When a Subject is not
the company is beyond suspicion.
mentioned, Verb + ing is used.
Here, beyond is the right usage.
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