Leeway (n)
Lee+way=leeway…
Lee jean gives very less leeway to move around the waist. So leeway means freedom to do someting.
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Meaning:
>> a margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude
>> an allowable margin of freedom or variation
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>>a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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Usage:
>> some little allowance for leeway in not being over-smart about it.
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Leeway (Antonym)
A) peonage
B) endurance
C) stamina
D) freedom
E) room
Popularity: 14% [?]
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satiate (v)
Satiate= Sat+i+ate, I ate so much that i cannot take in anymore, that is, I am completely satisfied…
Meaning:
Provide (sb) with so much of sth that he wants no more.
Usage:
The inroads of those who had pledged their blood to satiate their vengeance.
Syn:
replete, sate
Popularity: 15% [?]
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Paramount (adj/n)
Something that is as important as mountain.
E.g.:
>> Tending first to one’s paramount needs.
>> Such matters will have a great and paramount influence on the State
>> The paramount goal is to complete the renovations of the house with complete historical accuracy.
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Paramount (Antonym)
A) foremost
B) unparalleled
C) mountain like
D) eminent
E) last
Popularity: 30% [?]
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Saturnine (Adj.)
Mnemonic: Saturn is usually in hindu mythology is RAHU.. KETU IS URANUS. Rahu jab bhi kisike jivan me aata hai to he criess. When Saturn comes people cry. Saturnine: and believe me this must be the correct entymology for this word.
Usage: A saturnine expression on his face.
Meaning: Having the temperament of one born under the supposed astrological influence of Saturn.
Saturnine ( Antonym)
a) morose
b) sullen
c) glee
d) dour
e) sour
Popularity: 13% [?]
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Cantankerous (adj.)
Tank……….A cantankerous person behaves like a tank in the war field.
Eg:
>> Disliked her cantankerous landlord.
>> As a Pressman, I felt sure from what I had been told that I could never hope to get into touch with this cantankerous Professor.
– The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
>> She made it more difficult for him by adopting a cantankerous tone.
– Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset
Syn: captious, choleric, contrary, cranky, cross, crotchety, dour, grouchy, grumpy, huffy, irascible, obstinate, ornery, peevish, petulant
Ant:delectable
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Cantankerous (Antonym)
A) Crotchety
B) Grouchy
C) Ornery
D) Petulant
E) Delectable
Popularity: 22% [?]
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Effete (v)
Feet…. After six hours of rigorous exercise his feet get effeted.
Meaning:
>> Having lost character, vitality, or strength.
>> No longer productive; infertile.
Example:
>> effete tenderfeet
>> the effete monarchies…of feudal Europe — G. M. Trevelyan
>> the governor is too effete to take on the powerful special interests that really run this state
Synonyms decadent, decayed, degenerate, washed-up
Related Words decaying, declining, dying, failing, waning; soft, weak; dissolute, immoral
Effete (Antonym)
A) weary
B) effeminate
C) overripe
D) dissolute
E) mighty
Popularity: 17% [?]
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