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Question
Read the lesson. Refer to a dictionary and match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.
| No | ‘A’ | ‘B’ | |
| (a) | diagnosis | (i) | the power believed to control events |
| (b) | devastating | (ii) | complete list of items especially in a special order and description. |
| (c) | intuition | (iii) | act of identifying the nature of a problem or illness. |
| (d) | calligraphy | (iv) | power of understanding situations or people’s feelings before hand. |
| (e) | destiny | (v) | causing great destruction |
| (f) | catalogue | (vi) | beautiful handwriting did with a special pen or brush. |
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Solution
| 'A' | 'B' |
| diagnosis |
act of identifying the nature of a problem or illness. |
|
devastating |
causing great destruction |
|
intuition |
power of understanding situations or people's feelings before hand. |
|
calligraphy |
beautiful handwriting did with a special pen or brush. |
|
destiny |
the power believed to control events |
|
catalogue |
complete list of items especially in a special order and description. |
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