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Very Good luck

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Calm demeanour

Inspite of brutal criticism, the leader remained *********

Idiom

Make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee

All friends were ****** in joy before starting to sing

• Filthy
• Very Dirty
• Hideous
• Obnoxious
• (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

"the *******, overcrowded prison"

• The making of a long, high-pitched cry or sound.
• Wailing

Dogs may exhibit signs of anxiety, such as ******, chewing, and excessive barking

A long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on

I sat in an armchair and they sat on the ******

• Inadequacy
• Insufficiency
• Short of

Everybody has long laundry list which never finishes and makes us feel the time *******

• To overcome completely in mind or feeling
• Feeling overloaded
• Submerged by water

I feel ******** with lot of things to pay attention to in my role

Continuous ********** situation in work leads to fatigue

Plan your prepared speech well in advance rather than ********* yourself with preparation and practice at the end

Club witnessed ********* response to the call for nominations for humour speech club contest

having, worthy of, or bringing fame or admiration.

"the most ****** victory of all time"

She reassured him that she enjoyed all of their dates and had a grand and ******* time

• Extraneous
• Having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

An ******** comment can divert the whole discussion

Those ********* allegations lead to strong punishments

• Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic
• Fascinate
• Enthrall

The singer held the audience ******

Raise (a difficult subject) for discussion

He ******* the subject he had been avoiding all evening

1o1 meetings most of the times need ****** feedback

If you don't **** it at right time, it may get too late

• Being in low spirits
• Depressed
• Downhearted
• Dismal
• Despondent

Lord Krishna said the one who is neither delighted nor ******* by worldly things is the one who attains immortality

******* due to failures is the sign of weak mind

Sometimes ******** does lead to new beginning through experience

• Feeling or showing great pleasure
• Jovial, Cheerful, Elated, Jubilant, Merry, Gaiety, Very Happy, Glad, Ecstatic

• Eat or drink (something)
• join in (an activity)

Jidan was advised to ***** in pleasurable activities

• involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.
• Phenomenal

The implications of positive thinking are *******

He introduced ****** new drug which eradicated the diseases from its roots

Holiday on the beach with children

Idiom

Describe or portray (something) precisely

The law should ******* and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent

Widespread destruction

It's usually the anticipation about your role reactions that can cause *******

• Used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions.
• Used to indicate something that is probable.

Five minutes ******* to be enough time

They ******* to respect the law

Positive emotions ****** to function as efficient antidotes for the lingering effects of negative emotions

• To be very young, immature, and/or inexperienced
• Naive

Idiom

• Causing difficulty
• Hard to do or deal with
• Making you feel embarrassed

It always feels ****** to be on spot among a group

• Entirely lacking
• free from

assume that they are ****** of skills

Drive out or attempt to drive out (a supposed evil spirit) from a person or place.

I want to ****** anger, envy etc negative emotions out of my life

• Be a typical example of
• Typify
• Epitomize
• Symbolize

The best dry sherry is ****** by the fino of Jerez

An anecdote helps to ****** the point

• Rapidity of action or motion
• Overeagerness to act
• Rash

• Disappointing
• causing annoyance or upset because of an inability to change or achieve something.

"it can be very ******** to find that the size you want isn't there"

• Very serious
• formal and dignified.
• characterized by deep sincerity.

"a ******* procession"

"he swore a ******* oath to keep faith"

• burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task.
• a seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding, typically made of leather and raised at the front and rear.

No longer does he have to be locked in thought or ******* with a perennial duty of doing new things over and over again

• Very Neat, clean, tidy
• Spotless

After water wash, the car dashboard become ********

• To conclude from evidence or premises
• To reason from circumstance
• Surmise, Fathom, Figure out, Make sense out of
• To lead to as a consequence or conclusion

We can ****** that his motive in publishing the diary was less than honorable

Socrates argued that a statue ****** the existence of a sculptor

• Make (something) fruitful or productive
• bear fruit or become productive.

"it ****** like vegetation in steamy heat"

• Work extremely hard or incessantly
• Work like a dog
• Work day and night

****** for success at the cost of health is a bad deal

Human must enrich his knowledge and make use of wisdom to grow in this world rather than *******

ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.

"he called a meeting to ****** their views"

Recurrent experiences of positive emotions were ******* through this meditation

To remain vigilant or carefully watchful (for something or someone)

Waiting on platform, kids kept their ***** ****** on tracks

Idiom

Agree upon

This is not acceptable, we did not ****** for this

• Wicked or criminal behaviour.
• extremely bad or unpleasant
• Obnoxious

Those guys from village seemed difficult and ******

• Scanty
• Infrequent
• Scarce

The chairs were ****** in office for people to sit together and discuss

In Germany there are many cillages ***** of population

• Not securely held or in position
• Dangerously likely to fall or collapse
• Dependent on chance
• Uncertain
• Bleak

He made a ******* living as a painter

That's a ****** ladder, be careful

• Emphasize
• To stress
• Make more noticeable or prominant

******** the moral in your speech with the help of a quote or an anecdote

Learn to ********, learn to inflate, listeners will definitely cogitate

********** point instills (registers in mind) through conscious contemplation

• A well thought out way of responding
• having or showing a confident and smart personality.

"the job may call for ********** behaviour"

One must practice ******** to grow in life

in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.

Many successful women have married later in life, and are ****** happy today

"there was a great roar from the ******* crowd"

State emphatically and publicly

Self motivation through self ******** is a skill

Using positive ******* and developing positive energy in life are both important

• Understand
• Make sense of
• Assign a meaning to
• Interpret
• Fathom
• Infer

How do you ***** his behavior

My statement was mis********

The essence of his speech was difficult to *******

• Small area set off by walls for special use
• Booth
• Cubicle
• Stall

Make (someone) extremely angry and impatient

I was ******* by your article

I get easily ******** by others negative remarks

Leaders must refrain from getting *******, it is the sign of weakness

Feeling or showing annoyance and disapproval

He was ********** with your work

"If someone looks ******* it must be because of something I said or I did" this is an irrational belief

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

"she was extremely ******* about her personal affairs"

Those will probably be the first things that will pop into your head when you meet someone, and you may be *********

The action of getting rid of a troublesome or unwanted person or thing

That was a smart ********

Present or deal with something in a vague or inadequate way Especially so as to conceal the truth or mislead

Similar: fabricate

The politicians ****** lot of issues

Kids are smart at ****** on several issues.

• Shining brightly
• Radiant
• (of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness

Standing there was my father with the most ***** smile on his face

(of insects or animals) be present (in a place or site) in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease

The house is ****** with cockroaches

• Of no importance or relevance
• Inconsequential or irrelevant

When you are determined to go out of your comfort zone, it is ******* to you what others think

• An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
• Diversion

Scuba diving is provided as a ****** for tourists

For ******* he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles

• Trying everything
• Approaching everybody

Idiom

Very lucky

Idiom

• Akin
• Alike
• Analogous
• Equivalent

"his deeds had made his name ******* with victory"

Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something

The squirrel is under no ****** to help Ram, but he does, proactively, responsibly, expecting nothing in return

Doctors are ******* by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery

Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

The victims should be treated with *********

• Routine
• Very ordinary and thus not interesting, exciting

Listeners expect interesting, exciting and Knowledgeable speech. They get bored with ******* preaching

• Unwilling to spend
• Parsimonious
• Ungenerous

She practices economy without being *******

• Not logical or reasonable
• Ridiculous

It is not realistic belief such beliefs are ******

• Raise
• Lift
• Get up
• Bring up
• Promote
• Upgrade
• Advance
• Kick upstairs

John was ******* when a replacement was hired

I got ******** to higher position after many years of hard work

• Convince
• Induce
• Coerce
• Entice
• Lure

My brother ******** me to take the tough mathematics course.

• Treat
• Rectify

It is leader's responsibility to ***** the situation

****** for any set back is an appropriate decision

Time is the best ****** for all interpersonal problems

• Tending to remind one of something
• Suggesting something by resemblance

Her robes were vaguely ********* of military dress

The sights were ******** of my childhood

• (of a garment) fitting closely to the body and showing its shape.
• Too dependent on someone emotionally

She wasn't the ******** type

She was wearing a ******* black dress

• A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically worked into an organized system.
• An aspect of chronic personality disorder, of drug abuse, or of a serious condition such as schizophrenia in which the person loses touch with reality
• Unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people.

Mild ********* afflicts all prime ministers

Arrogant and domineering

****** demands of manager can discourage team members

• Be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something
• Biased

Most humans are very ******* to attribute their behaviour and words to a cause or other person

Very Capable

Many toastmasters became ********** through regular practice

Not progressing

If we don’t move ahead in life, we might get trapped on the ****** ******* and have to keep walking in order to stay in the same place!

Idiom

To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt

Derogatory remarks of few individuals cannot ******* me from my goal of achieving success of KB

Dogs are a ********* to theft

HR is becoming a ******** for the progress of Toastmasters in Cummins

• Put into right use
• fit or cause to fit together easily and conveniently.
• Harness

When you ******** anger in the divine direction, it becomes uplifting and purifying

"plan to enable parents to ******* their career and family commitments"

• Summary
• Explanation in short
• The substance or general meaning of a speech or text.

It was hard to get the ****** of Pedro's talk

I missed initial part, can you explain me the ****** of this lecture

• Dull
• Not confident
• Showing lack of courage

Easily frightened ******* child, handle him gently

********* professionals can't express their ideas

Be a Toastmaster, rid the ******* you and realize the real you

• Very Angry
• Full of or characterized by extreme anger
• Raging

Emerge renewed after apparent disaster or destruction

Idiom

• To throw away
• Reject

It is better to ***** the material if it cannot be reused

If it is not adding value to the meeting, it is better to ******* it from the protocols

She asked him how to know if a ******** is ripe