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English 18 Public

Explain the meaning of the underlined word.

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The noise was INCESSANT and disturbing and the battle was fierce. (What does it mean?)

continuing or being repeated without stopping

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Take a hot air balloon and enjoy the TRANQUILLITY of the national parks from the skies. (What does it mean?)

a state of calm or quietude

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He does not know it but he is looking straight at me, my face concealed behind a BOUGH thick with leaves. (What does it mean?)

A bough is a large branch of a tree

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They had been DOUSED in petrol and burnt. (What does it mean?)

to plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid

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I didn't look at anyone, feeling clueless and DISMAYED. (What does it mean?)

filled with depression or discouragement

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Violence UNSETTLED the government. (What does it mean?)

cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established

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This is the beginning of modern __________, right here. PORTRAITURE - PORTRAITIST - PORTRAYAL

PORTRAITURE

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They also tend to like stability and _________ In their lives. CONTINUATION - CONTINUITY - CONTINUING

CONTINUITY

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The choir sang with __________(PRECISE).

PRECISION

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She did not understand the _________ of his remarks. (RELEVANT)

RELEVANCE

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The senator has been in the spotlight recently since the ________ of his tax frauds.(REVEAL)

REVELATION

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On________ to light the colour quickly darkens. (EXPOSE)

EXPOSURE

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Drugs are sold _________ (SHAME) in broad daylight.

UNASHAMEDLY

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The town is boring and _____________. (CHARACTER)

CHARACTERLESS

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The artist's ________ of the French countryside was shown in his painting. (DEPICT)

DEPICTION

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The ___________ of her name was not a deliberate act. (OMIT)

OMISSION

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