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Question
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
industrial - industrious
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Solution
industrial (relating to industry) – industrious (diligent/hardworking)
Perungudi is an industrial block.
A man should be as industrious as ants and bees.
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