Question

Arrange the words according to their degrees of meaning a)eager,thrilled,excited b)old,aged,seniorc)small,tiny,minute d)worried,panic,anxious

Answer 1

Answer:

a) eager, excited, thrilled

b) senior, old, aged

c) tiny, minute, small

d) worried, panic, anxious

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Answer 2

Answer:

a) excited, thrilled, eager.

b) senior, old, aged

c) tiny, minute, small.

d) anxious, worried, panicked

Explanation:

a) These words all refer to wanting to do or have something because you find it very exciting or interesting.

• One of the most common words for this is eager.
• She was eager to help.
• The city was eager for news about the peace talks.
• I'm eager to meet the rest of the team!
• Excited is another common word for this. If you are excited, you are very happy and eager for something.
• These words describe people or feelings that are happy and enthusiastic.
• The most common word for this is excited.
• The kids are really excited about going on holiday.
• If you are thrilled about something, you are extremely happy and excited about it.
• We were thrilled to hear our first grandchild had been born.
• I'm thrilled that he agreed to come and visit!

a) excited, thrilled, eager.

b)  having lived for many years

• These words refer to people who have lived for many years.
• One of the most common words for this is old.
• He was an old man.
• I hope that my hair turns completely grey when I get older.
• The opposite of old is young.
• I was just like you when I was young.
• She's a young woman.
• Old can be too strong or forceful for some people who do not like to be reminded of their age. Elderly is a polite way of describing someone who is old.
• A large number of elderly people live alone.
• The elderly is used to refer to the group of people who are old.
• Many among the elderly cannot afford to pay their electricity bills.
• Aged and ageing can be used to describe people who are old. Ageing is the UK English spelling of this word. The US English spelling is aging.
• He has to look after his aged aunt.
• UK The ageing chairman was forced to retire.
• An informal way of saying that someone is old is to use the phrase be getting on.
• He's getting on in years. He'll soon be eighty.

b) senior, old, aged

c) According to their degrees of meaning the following words can be arranged as follows. tiny, minute, small.

• 'Tiny' is the smallest part of anything and can be described as the sixtieth part of a minute, i.e., a second. It is indeed a very small time and cannot be further shortened.
• 'Minute' is an indefinitely short span of time, it can be described as the sixtieth part of an hour, i.e., 1/60 whereas small can denote anything which is not large or huge enough. But compared to 'tiny' and 'minute', it may seem to be large enough!

d)

• variable noun. Panic is a very strong feeling of anxiety or fear, which makes you act without thinking carefully. An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population. I phoned the doctor in a panic, worried about the pain in my chest. Synonyms: fear, alarm, horror, terror
• characterized by extreme uneasiness of mind or brooding fear about some contingency : worried anxious parents.
• characterized by, resulting from, or causing anxiety : worrying They spent an anxious night.
• ardently or earnestly wishing She was anxious to learn more.