Read the
sentences carefully and then through contextual analysis match the usage of the
highlighted word with its meaning.
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Usage of highlighted word
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Meaning
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A
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This new form blends religious and spiritual aphorisms with the rhetoric of land struggles, human rights,
justice, and development for the poor.
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1
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To condemn openly as being evil
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B
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In 1958, when we lodged our protest and subsequently when the
aggression was denounced in
Parliament, we were still not sure about our rights in Aksai Chin.
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2
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Tumultuous; stormy
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C
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The book lucidly takes one through the life and tempestuous political career of Mamata Banerjee.
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3
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in a
clear manner
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D
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The book lucidly
takes one through the life and tempestuous political career of Mamata Banerjee.
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4
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a kind of railway in which carriages are pulled
uphill by cable etc.
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E
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Unfortunately, that morning the funicular
developed a snag and the ride was cancelled.
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5
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A brief statement of a principle.
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F
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Unfortunately,
that morning the funicular developed a snag
and the ride was cancelled.
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6
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Abrupt and curt in manner or speech;
blunt
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G
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One hopes The Hindu will continue its very useful column “This Day
That Age” and not emulate those contemporaries who revel in dumbing down.
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7
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to give rise to; evoke
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H
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Interviews with people in the know elicited some details.
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8
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Bitter and sharp in language or tone
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I
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R.K. Nehru regretted the Prime Minister's brusque rejection of China's “Note” of May 16, 1959, which spoke
of the undesirability of either side facing two fronts.
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9
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To take great pleasure or delight
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J
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Their main concern was that quiet talks should be continued, that the
exchange of acrimonious notes
should be reduced and that further military movements on both sides should be
stopped until this question was settled.
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10
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An unforeseen or hidden obstacle
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