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Sunday, May 29, 2011

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[Tip] Desperate vs. Disparate


*Desperate is an adjective. It means showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; marked by despair or loss of hope.

*Disparate is an adjective. It means fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; different in every way.



Examples:

A desperate cry for help.

She felt a desperate urge to confess.


They came from two disparate cultures.


They have disparate ideas.

Tenses overview

[Idiom] Live on a shoestring




It means to
manage one’s financial affairs on a very tight budget.

e.g. "
When we were students, we lived on a shoestring"

Exams

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