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What part of speech is the term 'Acquit' classified as?

  • Adjective
  • Adverb
  • Noun
  • Verb (correct)

Which of the following is the Hindi translation of the word 'Acquit'?

  • दंड
  • अपराधी
  • बुद्धिमान
  • दोषमुक्त कर (correct)

What is the English meaning of the Hindi term 'दोषमुक्त कर'?

  • To punish someone
  • To inform about a crime
  • To decide someone is not guilty (correct)
  • To question someone

In the provided glossary, which of the following is a correct representation of the phrase structure?

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Based on the table structure, which of the following elements is not typically included in a glossary entry?

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What is the one-word substitute for 'to give up one's authority or throne'?

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Which term refers to 'a place where animals are slaughtered for consumption as food'?

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Identify the term that means 'to shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense'.

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What term describes 'formal putting an end to a system, practice, or institution'?

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Which word means 'the scientific study of sound'?

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What is the term for 'the original inhabitants/natives of a country'?

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Which word signifies 'sharp and direct'?

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What describes 'a person who helps another to commit a crime'?

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What is the one-word substitute for 'to increase the speed'?

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Identify the word that means 'a shortened version of a larger work'.

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What term describes the literary device where each character or event symbolizes an idea or quality?

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Which term is used for a representative of a country who conducts diplomacy in another country?

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What term refers to an individual who is adept at using both their left and right hands equally?

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What word describes the height of a geographical location when compared to sea level?

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Which term refers to someone who donates money for charitable purposes to enhance human well-being?

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What is the term for fear of riding in a vehicle?

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What is the term for a person who engages in a hobby without being a professional, often lacking expertise?

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What term describes movement at a slow and relaxed pace?

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Allegory

A story, play, or picture where characters/events represent abstract ideas or qualities (e.g., truth, evil).

Alliteration

Repeated initial sounds (letter, syllable, or sound) in words within a line or sentence.

Alluvial Soil

Soil deposited by flowing water.

Alma Mater

School or college where someone was educated.

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Mountaineering

Climbing mountains.

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Offering Place

A flat surface where offerings are placed to a deity.

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Elevation Meter

Instrument to measure land height.

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Elevation

Height above sea level.

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Philanthropist

Person who gives charitable donations to improve people's lives.

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Alumni

Former students of a school, college, or university.

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Amateur

Someone who does something for pleasure and not professionally, often unskilled.

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Amicrophobic

Fear of riding in a car.

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Ambassador/Diplomat

Official representative of a country in another country.

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Ambidextrous

Able to use both hands equally well.

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Ambiguous

Capable of being understood in several possible ways; not definite.

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Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or opinions.

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Ambivert

Someone who is both shy and outgoing.

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Strolling

Walking at a slow, relaxed pace.

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Abate

To become less intense or widespread.

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Abattoir

A place where animals are slaughtered for food.

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Abbot

The superior of a monastery.

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Abbreviation

To shorten to represent the whole.

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Abdicate

To give up authority or throne.

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Abdicate (noun)

The act of giving up power or throne.

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Abolish

To formally end a system, practice, or institution.

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Aboriginal

Existing in a land from the earliest times.

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Aborigines

The original inhabitants of a country.

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Abridge

To shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense.

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Abridgement

A shortened version of a larger work.

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Abrogate

To cancel or do away with a law or agreement.

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Absolution

Formal forgiveness of sins.

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Absurd

Wildly unreasonable or illogical.

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Accelerate

To increase the speed.

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Accolade

Any award, honor, or praise.

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Accomplice

A person who helps another commit a crime.

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Accord

To be harmonious or consistent.

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Accountant

A person who keeps accounts.

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Acerbic

Sharp and direct, often in a cutting way.

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Acoustics

The scientific study of sound.

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