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Initiative means the ability to assess and initiate things independently. Apathy means lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. Thus, Apathy is the correct antonym.
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'Candida' is a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw. It was written in 1894 and published in 1898 as part of his Plays Pleasant.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a major figure of the Romantic period. Pope and Dryden belong to the Neoclassical period, and Tennyson is a Victorian poet.
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This is a Third Conditional sentence structure (If + Past Perfect, ... would/could have + V3). So, 'if I had been' is the correct form.
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The Climax is the turning point or the point of highest tension and drama in a story. Thus, it happens 'at the height' of the plot, not necessarily at the very end.
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Charles Dickens is famous for his vivid depiction of London. In his novels, London is not just a setting but feels like a character or a 'living being' with its own mood and atmosphere.
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For a specific point in time in the past continuing to the present (Present Perfect Continuous), 'since' is used. Example: since 2000, since morning. 'For' is used for a duration.
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Transitory means temporary or short-lived. Therefore, its antonym is 'permanent'. Temporary and short-lived are synonyms.
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Number শব্দটি Noun এবং Verb উভয় হিসেবেই ব্যবহৃত হয়। 'Enumerate' অর্থ গণনা করা, যা আলাদা শব্দ। তাই 'Number' এর Verb form 'Number' নিজেই। উদাহরণ: Please number the pages.
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This famous line is from William Wordsworth's poem 'My Heart Leaps Up'. It means that the character we form as children stays with us into adulthood.