Select the appropriate word from the given options that can replace the given phrase:

Informal expression used in everyday conversation but not in formal speech or writing:

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence.

The doctor who particularly looks at ailing infants/children is referred to as_______.

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The committee's appeal for donations ________ little response from the residents.

Match the definitions in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Definitions)	(Words)
(A) A composition that imitates or misrepresents a style	(I) Paradox
(B) A trite or obvious remark	(II) Parody
(C) A statement that contradicts itself	(III) Irony
(D) An incongruity between what is expected and what occurs	(IV) Cliché

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Fill in the blanks in LIST-I with the most appropriate option given in LIST-II:

	LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	The mud-filled ________ of my shoes didn't give up as I tried very hard.	I.	soar
B.	The birds on the __________ flew overhead to save their chicks.	II.	islet
C.	I am feeling______ after hours of rigorous practice.	III.	eyelet
D.	The birds ______ in the air.	IV.	sore

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

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Homonyms)
(A) They knew not _______ they went.	(I) wither
(B) I was encouraged by the general _______ of his remarks.	(II) whither
(C) The Zamindari Abolition Act has finished the problem of land ______ system in our country.	(III) tenor
(D) The plants will ______ if you don't water them everyday in the hot weather.	(IV) tenure

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Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:

I thought she was rather ______ when I first met her. She hardly spoke.