Question

Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A
i) Paradox
ii) Hazardous
ii) Crucial
iv) Voluntary
v) Contracting
vi) Extensive
vii) Grave
viii) Alter
ix) Probabilistic
x) Dramatic
Column B
a) change
b) being infected
c) a situation which is strange because both aspects of itcannot be true.
d) very important
e) dangerous
f) serious
g)doing something willfully and with full consciousness.
h) something which happens suddenly
and is noticeable and surprising
i) something which is likely to be true or correct.
j) containing many details or ideas on a particular subject.​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

• Paradox - a situation that is strange because both aspects of it cannot be true.
• Hazardous - dangerous
• Crucial - very important
• Voluntary - doing something willfully and with full consciousness.
• Contracting - being infected
• Extensive - containing many details or ideas on a particular subject.​
• Grave - serious
• Alter - change
• Probabilistic - something which is likely to be true or correct.
• Dramatic - something which happens suddenly and is noticeable and surprising.

Explanation:

From our vocabulary and basic English knowledge, we can conclude that -

• Paradox - a situation that is strange because both aspects of it cannot be true.
  (It is a paradox that in such an economically rich country there can be so much poverty.)
• Hazardous - dangerous
  (It is saddening to know that factories emit such hazardous substances into the air we breathe.)
• Crucial - very important
  (It is very crucial for India to win this match, for us to remain in the race for the Finals.)
• Voluntary - doing something willfully and with full consciousness.
  (Serving the poor is a voluntary act of mine.)
• Contracting - being infected
  (Due to being exposed to the virus so much, I contracted it very quickly.)
• Extensive - containing many details or ideas on a particular subject.​
  (We were asked to conduct an extensive study on Viruses in College today.)
• Grave - serious
  (He met with a grave accident.)
• Alter - change
  (Because my skirt was loose, I gave it to the tailor to alter it.)
• Probabilistic - something which is likely to be true or correct.
  (It explains why the response to a selection pressure is only probabilistic.)
• Dramatic - something which happens suddenly and is noticeable and surprising.
  (The film ended on a very dramatic note.)

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