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Confusing words Compliment and complement Compliment: An expression of praise. — He complimented me on my performance. Complement: Adding new or contrasting features or qualities which improve something or make it complete. — Sam’s wealth complements his wife’s charitable nature. Inveigh and inveigle Inveigh: To protest angrily — He inveighed against the new rules for admission to the university. Inveigle: To entice or win over by deceit, flattery or persuasion. — He inveigled me
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Laudable: Praiseworthy, deserving praise. — He made a laudable attempt in the competition. Laudatory: Giving praise. — He made a laudatory speech about the soldiers. Mendacious and mendicant Mendacious: Lying, untruthful. — A mendacious child must be punished. Mendicant: Begging. — Mendicant friars had to depend on charity for their survival. (mendicant is also a noun meaning a beggar or a member of mendicant order of friars.) Maxim and maximum Maxim: A well-known saying that expresses a general truth or rule of conduct. — ‘Honesty is the best policy’ is a common maxim. Maximum: The greatest amount, size, intensity etc possible or recorded. — We should make an attempt to develop our skills to the maximum. Prevaricate and procrastinate Prevaricate: To stray from the truth, to deliberately mislead. — From her looks it was very evident that she was prevaricating . To procrastinate: To delay or put off doing something. — If he procrastinates any further, he will lose the contract.
Discover Match the following: A B 1. Snowdrop a. A deep pile of snow blown together by the wind. 2. Snowblower b. Small soft groups of ice crystals that fall as snow. 3. Snow drift c. A flower 4. Snow field d. The level on mountains etc above which snow never melts 5. Snow flake e. A machine for clearing snow. 6. Snow line f. An area covered with snow.
Looking back Christmas cards: The first Christmas card was sent in 1844. The sender is believed to be W.E. Dobson. He had a friend who had obliged him and he wanted to show some special appreciation. It was Christmas time, so he made a sketch of the festive season and posted it to his friend. And, from this small beginning, the idea of Christmas cards was developed. Ponder Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to Heaven. — Shakespeare. Score card 1c, 2e, 3a, 4f, 5b, 6d. — Illa Vij |
