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| S. No | Word with meaning and part of speech | Sentence | Noun/Verb/ Adj. form | Sentence |
| 1 | Word: wise meaning: clever part of speech: adjective | My brother is wise. | wisdom | My brother showed great wisdom in business. |
| 2 | harm | |||
| 3 | stimulate | |||
| 4 | argue | |||
| 5 | strong | |||
| 6 | destroy |
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Solution
| S. No | Word with meaning and part of speech | Sentence | Noun/Verb/ Adj. form | Sentence |
| 1 | Word: wise meaning: clever part of speech: adjective | My brother is wise. | wisdom | My brother showed great wisdom in business. |
| 2 | harm | Too much sugar can harm one’s health in the longer run. | harm | The hon’ble prime minister vowed that the harm (n) done to the fibre of democracy through the Pulwama attack will not go unpunished. |
| 3 | stimulate | Tea stimulates (v) one’s brain. | stimulate | Population explosion is a major stimulant (n) to the industrial development in China. |
| 4 | argue | My brother is an argumentative (adj) scholar. | argue | You may win an argument (n) but lose a friend |
| 5 | strong | Loyal and patriotic citizens alone make a country strong (adj) | strong | The strength (n) of Mary Kom amazed fellow boxers. |
| 6 | destroy | Prolonged conflict at the border could be destructive (adj) for both sides. | destroy | Pakistan continues to downplay the destruction (n)caused by India’s preemptive attack on the Balakot camp. |
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