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प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following pairs of words
| Incredulous | - | Incredible |
| Suspicious | - | Susceptible |
| Sensitivity | - | Sentimentality |
| Successive | - | Successful |
उत्तर
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Incredulous: not disposed or willing to believe, unbelieving Incredible: beyond belief or understanding |
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Suspicious: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide Susceptible: yielding readily to or capable of |
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Sensitivity: the ability to respond to physical stimuli or register small physical amounts or differences. Sentimentality: falsely emotional in a maudlin way. |
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Successive: having or giving the right of succeeding to an inheritance, following in order or in uninterrupted course Successful: having succeeded or being marked by a favourable outcome |
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