Unit:5
Life and Love
The Looking Glass
Ways with words
A. Match the words with their meanings.
a. exhausted - vi. tired
b. apparent- vii. clear
c. vista - i. vision
d. undulating- ii. wavy
e. destined - iii. predetermined
f. stuffy - v suffocating, airless
g. restrain - iv. prevent, hinder
B. Write the meaning and word class of the following words. Then use them in sentences of your own.
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meaning- to ask somebody to do in an anxious way because you want or need it very much
word class- verb
My uncle implored me to stay.
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meaning- the feeling of having lost all hope
word class- noun
One harsh word would send my sister into the depth of despair.
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meaning- to ask somebody to do in an anxious way because you want or need it very much/ implore / beg
word class- verb
Let her go, I beseech you.
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meaning- able to express a feeling
word class- adjective
Her silence was more eloquent than words.
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meaning- a movement of something turning round and round / a state of confusion
word class- noun
I didn’t understand what he said. My head was in a whirl.
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meaning- the fact of thinking that you are better than / more important than anyone else
word class- noun
His egoism stopped him from loving anyone but himself.
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meaning- extreme physical and mental pain
word class- noun
The soldier died in agony.
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meaning- unable to think or speak clearly because of high temperature (fever) or mental confusion
word class- adjective
Mr. Chhetri became delirious and couldn’t recognize people.
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meaning- not real or true
word class- adjective
He harbored the delusive hope that she would return his love.
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meaning- to provide something good to balance / reduce the bad effect of loss
word class- verb
Her sister voice doesn't have much range but she compensates with clever lyrics.
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meaning- an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization
word class- noun
She didn’t earn enough to support her family and pay the mortgage.
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meaning- a large family of children
word class- noun
He grew up among a lively brood of brothers and sisters.
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meaning- an action or event that happens before another more important one and forms an introduction to it / any action, event, comment, etc. that precedes something else.
word class- noun
He considered the strikes of a prelude to the great socialist revolution.
Adjectives ending in –ing describe what someone or something is like, whereas adjectives ending in –ed describe how someone feels.
D. Choose the correct word.
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Sarita was shocked to hear about earthquake.
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I think that rainy days in winter are depressing.
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The football match was very exciting. I enjoyed it.
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The meals at Delight Café are satisfying.
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I've got nothing to do. I'm bored.
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Tanka is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very amusing.
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The teacher's explanation was confusing. Most of the students didn't understand it.
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He is such a boring person. He never wants to go out.
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I will be surprised if she does well in her test.
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Are you interested in politics?
E. Write the correct form of the adjective in the blanks as in the example.
Example - Grammar rules frustrate me. They're not logical. They are so frustrating.
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They frustrate me but they don't bore me. I never get bored when I study grammar.
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If teachers want to interest the students, they must use interesting materials.
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Certain stories interest almost everybody. For example, most students are interested in fairy tales.
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Certain things frighten me, but I never get frightened when I speak English.
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If I get a good grade, that excites me. And if I get more than ninety percent, I am really excited.
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