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Hoard and Horde: Hoard: to store or accumulate. People generally hoard food stuff during war time. Horde: a very large crowd. Hordes of barbarous tribesmen attacked the village at night. Immoral and Amoral: Immoral: applies to activities that are contrary to normal moral standards, bad or wicked. It is immoral to cheat the poor. Amoral: Not following any moral rules. I find Shashi totally amoral; hes always involved in some scandal or the other. Prophecy and Prophesy: Prophecy (noun): a statement that tells what will happen in the future. The prophecy made by the saint was challenged by some people. b. Prophesy (verb): to predict or to say what will happen in the future. He prophesied that by the end of the year a natural calamity would strike the country. Programme and Program: Programme: (1) a film, play, concert that is broadcast or shown. (2) a plan of future events, activities etc. I enjoyed the programme on Indian villages. Whats your programme for the evening? Program: a series of instructions in code that control the operations of a computer. He is working on a new program. |
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Honorary and Honourable: Honorary: given or done as an honour without remuneration, sometimes without usual duties and privileges. She is Honorary Secretary of the local Blind School. Honourable: worthy of honour. Charles is an honourable man. Negligent and Negligible Negligent: not giving proper care or attention. Parents must not be negligent about their responsibilities towards their children. Negligible: of little importance or small in size, not worth considering. The number of thefts in our area has been negligible this year. Discover Match the following: A 1. Silver weed 2. Silver tree 3. Silver fir 4. Silver sand 5. Silver tail 6. Silver fox B a. Tree with long leaves covered with silvery hair. b. A tree with silvery bark c. Insect with silvery scales. d. Herb with silver leaves. e. A fox whose black hair has white tips. f. Fine white quartz sand Looking back To be a Spartan is to be of or like the people of ancient Sparta. The Spartans were famed for their austere but simple lives, their endurance of pain and their unwavering devotion to duty. Spartan parents were strict and subjected their children to tortures in order to toughen them. Thus, a Spartan mother is one who puts devotion to duty and country before her love for her children. A Spartan diet is a simple yet nutritious diet. Spartan courage is extreme bravery. Ponder Perish discretion when it interferes with duty. H. More Score card 1d, 2a, 3b, 4f, 5c, 6e.
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