Daily Vocabulary Test – 10 July 2026
✓ Editorials Covered: 3
✓ Total Questions: 80
✓ Difficulty: Moderate–Advanced
✓ Estimated Time: 45 Minutes
Covers:
✓ Vocabulary MCQs
✓ Synonyms
✓ Antonyms
✓ Idioms & Phrases
✓ One Word Substitution
✓ Fill in the Blanks
✓ Word Formation
✓ Spotting the Error
✓ Spelling Test
✓ Cloze Test
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SECTION A/10: VOCABULARY MASTERY
1. In the context of Manipur’s crisis, what does the phrase “in the throes of” mean?
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Struggling with or in the midst of a difficult situation
💡 Explanation: “In the throes of” is a phrase used to describe grappling with or experiencing an intensely difficult situation or struggle.
2. How is the word “heady” defined in the context of the Wayanad disaster?
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Potent, strong, or deeply intoxicating
💡 Explanation: A “heady mix” implies a powerful, overwhelming, or potent combination of factors.
3. What does “trust deficit” refer to in diplomatic negotiations?
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✓ Correct Answer: B. A lack of trust where parties feel vulnerable and view each other with suspicion
💡 Explanation: It describes a confidence gap or credibility crisis making negotiations difficult.
4. The term “disenfranchisement” primarily describes:
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✓ Correct Answer: C. The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote
💡 Explanation: Disenfranchisement refers to the deprivation of voting rights or political marginalisation.
5. A “tit-for-tat” action is characterized by:
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✓ Correct Answer: B. The infliction of an injury or insult in return for one that one has suffered
💡 Explanation: It means equivalent retaliation, a reciprocal counter-attack, or a reprisal.
6. If an administrative body is “up to the job”, it is:
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Capable of doing a required task or meeting a challenge
💡 Explanation: The phrase means being competent, adequate, and fit for the purpose.
7. What is a “sticking point” in a negotiation?
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✓ Correct Answer: C. An obstacle or issue that makes it impossible to move forward
💡 Explanation: A sticking point is a hurdle, snag, or bone of contention that stops progress.
8. The Latin phrase “ipso facto” is used to mean:
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✓ Correct Answer: B. By that very fact or act
💡 Explanation: Ipso facto translates to inevitably, necessarily, or by definition of the act itself.
9. “Geomorphological” conditions relate to:
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✓ Correct Answer: C. The physical features of the earth’s surface and their relation to geological structures
💡 Explanation: It refers to topographical, terrain-related, or earth-surface characteristics.
10. A “fait accompli” presents those affected with:
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✓ Correct Answer: B. A thing that has already happened or been decided, leaving no option but to accept it
💡 Explanation: It means an accomplished fact or a done deal.
11. A “hyperbolic” threat is one that is:
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Exaggerated, overstated, or inflated
💡 Explanation: Hyperbolic statements are completely out of proportion and overemphasized.
12. “Synoptic” conditions leading up to a disaster refer to:
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✓ Correct Answer: A. General weather conditions over a wide area at a given time
💡 Explanation: Synoptic relates to meteorological, climatic, or atmospheric overviews of an area.
13. What is a “pogrom”?
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✓ Correct Answer: C. An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group
💡 Explanation: A pogrom is a massacre, slaughter, or bloodbath targeting a specific ethnic group.
14. A “custodian” is defined as:
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✓ Correct Answer: B. A person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something
💡 Explanation: A custodian acts as a guardian, keeper, or protector of a vital asset or territory.
15. If a landscape resembles another “eerily”, the resemblance is:
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✓ Correct Answer: C. In a strange, frightening, or uncanny manner
💡 Explanation: Eerily means something is observed in a creepy, spooky, or unnerving way.
SECTION B/10: SYNONYMS
16. Choose the closest synonym for “lethal”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Deadly
💡 Explanation: Lethal means sufficient to cause death; fatal, deadly, or mortal.
17. Choose the closest synonym for “blatant”.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Flagrant
💡 Explanation: Blatant means done openly and unashamedly; flagrant, glaring, or undisguised.
18. Choose the closest synonym for “skirmish”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Clash
💡 Explanation: A skirmish is a short argument or minor fight; clash, conflict, or altercation.
19. Choose the closest synonym for “meticulous”.
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✓ Correct Answer: A. Fastidious
💡 Explanation: Meticulous means showing great attention to detail; careful, thorough, or fastidious.
20. Choose the closest synonym for “egregious”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Appalling
💡 Explanation: Egregious means outstandingly bad or shocking; appalling, horrific, or atrocious.
21. Choose the closest synonym for “tirade”.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Diatribe
💡 Explanation: A tirade is a long, angry speech of criticism; rant, attack, or diatribe.
22. Choose the closest synonym for “susceptibility”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Vulnerability
💡 Explanation: Susceptibility is the state of being easily affected or harmed; vulnerability or sensitivity.
23. Choose the closest synonym for “proscribe”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Outlaw
💡 Explanation: Proscribe means to forbid, especially by law; ban, prohibit, or outlaw.
24. Choose the closest synonym for “unravel”.
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✓ Correct Answer: A. Disintegrate
💡 Explanation: To unravel means to fall apart, fail, collapse, or disintegrate.
25. Choose the closest synonym for “atrocity”.
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✓ Correct Answer: A. Abomination
💡 Explanation: An atrocity is an extremely wicked or cruel act; cruelty, outrage, or abomination.
SECTION C/10: ANTONYMS
26. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “fragile”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Sturdy
💡 Explanation: Fragile means easily damaged. Sturdy or resilient is the exact opposite.
27. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “partisan”.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Impartial
💡 Explanation: Partisan implies prejudice in favor of a cause. Impartial or unbiased represents neutrality.
28. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “exaggerated”.
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✓ Correct Answer: A. Understated
💡 Explanation: Exaggerated means made to seem larger or better than reality. Understated means downplayed.
29. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “hasty”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Deliberate
💡 Explanation: Hasty means rushed. Deliberate implies careful, unhurried consideration.
30. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “uncompromising”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Flexible
💡 Explanation: Uncompromising means unwilling to negotiate. Flexible means willing to change or compromise.
31. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “passive”.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Active
💡 Explanation: Passive means accepting without resistance. Active implies taking initiative or resisting.
32. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “detached”.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Involved
💡 Explanation: Detached means separated or unconnected. Involved denotes being connected or taking part.
33. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “logical”.
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✓ Correct Answer: D. Irrational
💡 Explanation: Logical means capable of clear, sound reasoning. Irrational implies a lack of reason.
34. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “accelerated”.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Delayed
💡 Explanation: Accelerated means speeded up. Delayed means slowed down or pushed back in time.
35. Choose the most appropriate antonym for “vulnerable”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Protected
💡 Explanation: Vulnerable means at risk or defenseless. Protected means safeguarded from harm.
SECTION D/10: IDIOMS & PHRASES
36. What is the meaning of the phrase “bring to book”?
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✓ Correct Answer: C. To punish someone or make them explain their behavior officially
💡 Explanation: “Bring to book” means to hold accountable, penalize, or bring to justice.
37. Reaching a “dead end” implies:
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✓ Correct Answer: B. A situation where no further progress is possible
💡 Explanation: A dead end is an impasse, stalemate, or blind alley where progress halts.
38. To “fall back on” something means to:
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Rely on it when other options have failed or are unavailable
💡 Explanation: The phrase means to resort to or depend on an alternative when primary options fail.
39. If an electoral process is described as “above board”, it is:
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Legitimate, honest, open, and transparent
💡 Explanation: “Above board” signifies that an action or process is fair, truthful, and without deceit.
40. To “dig deeper” in the context of negotiations means to:
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Become more stubborn and entrenched in one’s position
💡 Explanation: To dig deeper means to entrench oneself, hold firm, or double down on a stance.
SECTION E/10: ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION
41. An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group is known as a:
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Pogrom
💡 Explanation: A pogrom is a targeted massacre or slaughter of a specific ethnic or religious group.
42. A temporary suspension of fighting or armed conflict is called a:
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✓ Correct Answer: A. Truce / Ceasefire
💡 Explanation: A ceasefire is an armistice or temporary cessation of hostilities.
43. The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote, is termed:
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Disenfranchisement
💡 Explanation: Disenfranchisement means the deprivation of voting rights or exclusion from voting.
44. The action of cutting, tearing, or pulling the limbs off of a person or animal is called:
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✓ Correct Answer: A. Dismemberment
💡 Explanation: Dismemberment refers to mutilation, cutting to pieces, or amputation of limbs.
45. A thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving no option but to accept it, is known as a:
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Fait accompli
💡 Explanation: Fait accompli translates from French to mean an accomplished fact or done deal.
SECTION F/10: FILL IN THE BLANKS
46. The fragile hills of Kerala’s Wayanad district turned into the ______ of yet another weather-induced disaster.
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✓ Correct Answer: A. theatre
💡 Explanation: A theatre is a specific area or place where significant events or actions take place.
47. Manipur’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls risks ______ exclusion amid ethnic conflict.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. deepening
💡 Explanation: To deepen means to intensify, worsen, or compound a crisis.
48. Iran and the U.S. must address the ______ for their talks to progress.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. trust deficit
💡 Explanation: The lack of trust between the two nations is identified as a “trust deficit”.
49. The State’s disaster management machinery was not ______ to the job.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. up to
💡 Explanation: “Up to the job” means capable of doing a required task or meeting a challenge.
50. Conducting the SIR under these conditions, under a ______ of normalcy, is inexplicable.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. pretence
💡 Explanation: A pretence is an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true (a facade).
51. Mr. Trump declared that the ceasefire was over. While he is known for making ______ claims…
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✓ Correct Answer: B. exaggerated
💡 Explanation: Exaggerated claims are those that are overstated or inflated beyond reality.
52. As with all major disasters, this, too, appears to have ______ from a heady mix of failures.
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✓ Correct Answer: A. stemmed
💡 Explanation: “Stemmed from” means to be caused by or originate from.
53. They create a very negative environment for a fair SIR, particularly in mixed areas, that is itself, ______, biased against certain communities.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. ipso facto
💡 Explanation: Ipso facto means “by that very fact or act” – making it inherently biased.
54. If Iran continues targeting commercial vessels, it risks being seen as an ______ rather than a victim.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. aggressor
💡 Explanation: An aggressor is a person or country that attacks first.
55. Wayanad has a fragile ecology, and any infrastructure project must involve ______ ecological and climate-resilience planning.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. meticulous
💡 Explanation: Meticulous planning is careful, detailed, and extremely thorough.
SECTION G/10: WORD FORMATION
56. What is the noun form of the verb “suspend” (as used in “suspended construction”)?
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Suspension
💡 Explanation: Suspension is the noun form referring to the temporary halting of an activity.
57. Which of the following is the adjective form of the noun “ecology”?
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Ecological
💡 Explanation: Ecological is the adjective meaning relating to the natural environment.
58. Identify the noun form derived from the verb “displace”.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Displacement
💡 Explanation: Displacement is the noun form indicating the enforced departure of people from their homes.
59. What is the adverb form associated with the adjective “disproportionate”?
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Disproportionately
💡 Explanation: Disproportionately is the adverb form meaning to an extent that is too large or too small.
60. Select the correct noun form for the verb “violate”.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Violation
💡 Explanation: Violation is the noun form referring to an action that breaks a law or agreement.
SECTION H/10: SPOTTING THE ERROR
61. Spot the error in the sentence: “Environmentalists, therefore, made an impassioned pleas against the ₹2,100 crore twin-tube tunnel road.”
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✓ Correct Answer: B. made an impassioned pleas
💡 Explanation: The article “an” indicates a singular noun, so it must be “an impassioned plea”, not “pleas”.
62. Spot the error in the sentence: “The agreement had three major sticking point — Israel’s war in Lebanon and frozen funds.”
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✓ Correct Answer: C. sticking point — Israel’s war
💡 Explanation: “Three major” indicates plurality, so it should be “sticking points”.
63. Spot the error in the sentence: “The SIR has already drawn adverse criticisms from civil society organisations.”
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✓ Correct Answer: B. drawn adverse criticisms
💡 Explanation: As used in the text, it should be the uncountable noun “criticism”.
64. Spot the error in the sentence: “The State should review the project’s costs and ensures that catastrophe is prevented.”
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✓ Correct Answer: C. and ensures that
💡 Explanation: The modal “should” applies to both verbs, so it must be “should review… and ensure”, not “ensures”.
65. Spot the error in the sentence: “The dangers of the SIR now appear to be dawned on them.”
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✓ Correct Answer: C. to be dawned
💡 Explanation: The correct continuous phrasal verb form is “dawning on them”.
66. Spot the error in the sentence: “Mr. Trump’s public tirade and abuses against Iran’s leadership are not helping his cause.”
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✓ Correct Answer: B. tirade and abuses
💡 Explanation: In parallel with “abuses”, the plural form “tirades” is required as seen in the source text.
67. Spot the error in the sentence: “Thousands of internally displaced persons languishes in camps with little relief.”
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✓ Correct Answer: B. displaced persons languishes
💡 Explanation: The plural subject “persons” takes the plural verb “languish”, without the ‘es’.
68. Spot the error in the sentence: “The region’s landslide susceptible will be known after a geomorphological probe.”
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✓ Correct Answer: B. landslide susceptible
💡 Explanation: A noun is needed here. It should be “landslide susceptibility”, not the adjective “susceptible”.
69. Spot the error in the sentence: “The group is planning to seeking a review of the order.”
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✓ Correct Answer: C. seeking a review
💡 Explanation: The infinitive form is “to seek”, not “to seeking”.
70. Spot the error in the sentence: “A nationwide SIR is now a fait accompli follow the ruling by the Supreme Court.”
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✓ Correct Answer: C. follow the ruling
💡 Explanation: The prepositional form needed is “following” the ruling, meaning coming after or as a result of.
SECTION I/10: SPELLING TEST
71. Choose the correctly spelled word.
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✓ Correct Answer: A. geomorphological
💡 Explanation: Geomorphological relates to the physical features of the surface of the earth.
72. Choose the correctly spelled word.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. disenfranchisement
💡 Explanation: Disenfranchisement refers to the deprivation of voting rights.
73. Choose the correctly spelled word.
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✓ Correct Answer: B. exaggerated
💡 Explanation: Exaggerated means overstated or inflated.
74. Choose the correctly spelled word.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. meticulous
💡 Explanation: Meticulous means showing great attention to detail.
75. Choose the correctly spelled word.
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✓ Correct Answer: C. retaliatory
💡 Explanation: Retaliatory means characterized by a desire for revenge or reprisal.
SECTION J/10: CLOZE TEST
Directions: Read the passage below and fill in the blanks (76-80) with the most appropriate words based on the supplied editorials.
It took only 20 days for the U.S.-Iran (76) ______, which promised to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch talks about (77) ______ issues, including Iran’s nuclear programme, to start (78) ______. On Tuesday night, the U.S. carried out (79) ______ air strikes in Iran after three tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran struck American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain after which Mr. Trump declared that the ceasefire was over. While he is known for making exaggerated claims, the current crisis (80) ______ the biggest challenge to the peace process.
76. Choose the correct word for blank (76).
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✓ Correct Answer: A. MoU
💡 Explanation: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is the formal agreement discussed between the U.S. and Iran.
77. Choose the correct word for blank (77).
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✓ Correct Answer: B. outstanding
💡 Explanation: “Outstanding” issues refer to unresolved, pending, or unsettled matters between the two nations.
78. Choose the correct word for blank (78).
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✓ Correct Answer: A. unravelling
💡 Explanation: “Unravelling” signifies that the agreement began to fall apart or collapse.
79. Choose the correct word for blank (79).
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✓ Correct Answer: A. sweeping
💡 Explanation: “Sweeping” air strikes denotes extensive, wide-ranging, or comprehensive attacks.
80. Choose the correct word for blank (80).
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✓ Correct Answer: B. poses
💡 Explanation: The current crisis “poses” (presents or constitutes) a massive challenge to peace.
Test Completed
You have completed today’s Editorial Words Daily Vocabulary Test.