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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A former government secretary is scathing in his criticism: "Are
they influencing policymaking at all?
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1
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Advised
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B
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The speakers exhorted the
top leadership to think big and take bold economic and political steps.
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2
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Distaste, Dislike
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C
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The word 'catering college' in my scholarly
home elicited uninspiring visions
of a cook labouring away behind some stove or a waiter taking orders.
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3
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in the position of
being in control of something.
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D
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Ghosh is not the man about town, an aberration of sorts in a
high-visibility business and a case study for corporate chiefs not thrilled
with the spotlight.
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4
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the act of gripping
or seizing, as in wrestling
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E
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Yet, he sees nothing unusual in his averseness to publicity.
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5
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Habit, Custom, Tradition
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F
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But IndiGo president Aditya Ghosh, 36, has adopted a
monk-like silence, as has been his wont
in his nearly four-year tenure at the helm.
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6
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To win or obtain by
argument.
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G
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But IndiGo president Aditya Ghosh, 36, has adopted a
monk-like silence, as has been his wont in his nearly four-year tenure at the helm.
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7
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harshly critical:
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H
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Not too long ago they represented the power
of one, of collective bargaining and the ability to wrangle out the best deal from politicians, bureaucrats and the
media for the businesses they represented.
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8
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A departure from the
normal or typical
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I
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Many companies are grappling with how to negotiate their way in the states.
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9
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To bring or draw out
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