English Grammar - Read Mode
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To 'turn over a new leaf' means to start something new or make a fresh start. In this context, it means opening a new chapter in history.
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Complacent means showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements, often unaware of actual dangers. This fits the description of assuming no evil can happen.
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Officious describes an annoying person who is too eager to offer advice or help to others, often when it is not wanted.
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The past participle of 'lay' (to produce eggs) is 'laid'. 'Lain' is the past participle of 'lie' (to recline). 'Laid' is the correct transitive verb form here.
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Innocuous means not harmful or offensive. It is the antonym of pernicious, which means having a harmful effect.
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Alliteration is a literary device involving the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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Older telephones transmitted signals via cables. Radios transmit signals without wires, i.e., via Wireless technology.
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Syntax is the set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, specifically word order.
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Idiosyncratic means peculiar or individual. An idiosyncratic style is one that is unique to that specific person. This fits the context of a director's 'usual' (personal) style.
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Harm and Damage are synonyms. Injure and Incapacitate are also synonyms (or close in cause-effect of harm). Incapacitate is a severe form of injury/harm.