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nusrat-diu:
Put the appropriate word in the blanks from the previous list:

1. The middle class is one of ______ of society.
2. Many years of carelessly dumping pollutants led to the gradual _____ of the river.
3. Despite the ____ of apartment living, we enjoyed the eight years we spent in New York City.
4. Jerry failed to husband his inheritance; instead he _____it on stuffed toys.
5. If people live in ____ for too long, the ruling elite can count an insurgency.

Anisur Rahman:
Answer to the quiz:

1. stratum
2. stagnation
3. stricture
4. squandered
5. squalor

Anisur Rahman:
Guess the meaning of underlined words in the following sentences:

1. Stella could not repress her feeling of horror at the sight of her neighbor's wallpaper.
2.When you replicate something, you produce a perfect replica of it.
3. I rue the day I walked into this place; nothing even remotely good has happened to me since then.
4. Soap and water are in scant supply around here.
5. What a sordid little story I read in the newspaper this morning.

nusrat-diu:
1. to hold back
2. duplicate
3. to mourn
4. limited
5. filthy

nusrat-diu:
Tell the meaning of the following foreign words and phrases::

1. vis-a-vis
2. Deja Vu
3. Faux pas
4. Joie de Vivre
5. Ad Hoc

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