Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:

The Dracula films are full of ______ scenes which find resonance with the audience who are fond of blood-chilling sequences.

Match the phrases given in List-I with the words given in List-II:-

List-I (Phrases)	List-II (Words)
(A) Informal expression used in conversation	(I) Taciturnity
(B) The art of making one's voice coming from elsewhere without moving lips	(II) Colloquialism
(C) The method of talking indirectly or in a roundabout way	(III) Circumlocution
(D) Unwillingness to engage in conversation	(IV) Ventriloquism

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Choose the most appropriate option to replace the underlined phrases in the text below:

The manager, while speaking at the annual general body meeting, felt it would be unpleasant, unfair and likely to offend if he was to single out any one person to thank.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:

Ashu completed the project ___, ensuring that every detail was perfect.

Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II

List-I (Words)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Convalescence	(I) A state of having passed out of the memory, or being forgotten
(B) Euphoria	(II) A period of time when you get well again after an illness or medical operation
(C) Verisimilitude	(III) A strong feeling of happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time
(D) Oblivion	(IV) Appearing true or real

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Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II :

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Words)
(A) Ika Jima is an Odia food _______ who documents and showcases Odia cuisine on her blog Culinary Xpress.	(I) chef
(B) Gitika Saikia identifies herself as an Assamese food _______ who specialises in tribal and mainland Assamese cuisines.	(II) entrepreneur
(C) Himachal Pradesh has a rich _______ of traditional breads such as siddu (stuffed bread), bhatooru (local sourdough flatbread), and pakarti (deep- fried festive flatbread).	(III) chronicler
(D) Deepa Chauhan is a Bengaluru based culinary _______ and Sindhi cuisine specialist.	(IV) repertoire

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Select the most appropriate word to complete the following sentence:

The new government policy aims to _____ the economic gap between rich and poor.