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Question
Pick out from the story words that mean the following.
Against each consumer write (N) if it is a Noun (V) for Verb and (Adj) for Adjective.
- reluctance to spend money ___________ ( )
- relating to ___________ ( )
- urge ___________ ( )
- reduce in value ___________ ( )
- wisdom ___________ ( )
- very huge ___________ ( )
- foolishness ___________ ( )
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Solution
| Phrase | Word From the passage | Part of speech |
| (1) Reluctance to spend money | Parsimony | Noun |
| (2) Relating to | Appertaining | Verb |
| (3) Urge | Coax | Verb |
| (4) Reduce in value | Depreciate | Verb |
| (5) Wisdom | Prudence | Noun |
| (6) Very huge | Mammoth | Adjective |
| (7) Foolishness | Idiocy | Noun |
| (8) Relating | Repetative | Part of speech |
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