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Practice Questions
I. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
1. transparent
a. serious b. clear c. bright d. opaque
2. fact
a. fiction b. imagination c. truth d. reality
3. bland
a. uninspiring b. flat c. dull d. interesting
4. familiar
a. famous b. renowned c. alien d. new
5. copious
a. generous b. plentiful c. meagre d. slim
6. ambiguous
a. explicit b. unclear c. vague d. simple
7. fallacy
a. misbelief b. fact c. genuine d. misunderstanding
8. rigid
a. flexible b. benevolent c. soft d. stubborn
9. barren
a. fruitless b. agricultural c. desert d. productive
10. hostile
a. friendly b. enemy c. cooperation d. opaque
Idiomatic Expression
An idiom is a phrase that has a figurative meaning. In other words, the meaning of an
idiom is different from the meanings of the individual words.
Read and learn the given idioms and their meanings. Whenever you get a chance, you
should use these idioms in your writing / speaking.
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