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Unit 14: One Word Substitution




          2.   That which cannot be corrected                                                   Notes
               Unintelligible                    Indelible
               Illegible                         Incorrigible
          3.   The study of ancient societies

               Anthropology                      Archaeology
               History                           Ethnology
          4.   A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power
               Expert                            Intellectual

               Snob                              Literate
          5.   A person who insists on something
               Disciplinarian                    Stickler
               Instantaneous                     Boaster

          6.   State in which the few govern the many
               Monarchy                          Oligarchy
               Plutocracy
          7.   Autocracy: A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge

               Pedantic                          Verbose
               Pompous                           Ornate

          14.5 Review Questions

          Fill in the blanks:
          1.   List of the business or subjects to be considered at a meeting is  ..............................

          2.   Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous is ......................................
          3.   One who has little faith in human sincerity and goodness is ..............................
          4.   One who possesses many talents is .................................

          5.   ............................................  Statements open to more than interpretation
          6.   .................................. the life story of a man written by himself
          7.   ...................................... People working together in the same office or department
          8.   ....................................One who thinks only for oneself, a person who is selfish, self absorbed
               and self centered
          9.   ............................... Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear majority

          Answers: Self  Assessment

          1.   Dotage
          2.   Incorrigible






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