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Thursday, 21 February 2019

Vocabulary : HSC 2019


Vocabulary
College hall of residence = dormitory
large amount added to the cost price = hefty mark up
Quantity of goods in stock = inventory
with great intensity = with a vengeance



Antonyms
Gratitude × ingratitude
Clear × unclear
Believe × disbelieve
Significance × insignificance


Find the words from the passage (extract) for. 
I) animal or bird that hunts other for food = predator
II) to get free from danger = escape
Iii) to prevent something from happening = avoid, ward off
Iv) to make copy = imitate

Find out four similar meaning words for 'admiration'. 

1. Adulation
2. Doting
3. Praised
4. Lauded
Match the pairs
1. Stupefied - c)surprised or shocked
2. Chronicle - b) record events in the order they happened

3. Vindicated - d)justified
4. Citation - a) official statement about the special act of courage
Match the pairs
I) dangling - c) hanging freely

II) squeezing - d) pressing firmly
Iii) agrarian - a) connected with farming
Iv) captivate - c) attract the attention

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Thank you.