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In a dreamlike twilight haze, she waits—two cups of warmth cradled in hand, a silent offering of love or memory. The mist swirls like forgotten whispers, the glowing streetlamps her silent sentinels. Her serenity suggests a tale unfinished, a rendezvous with destiny, or the quiet ache of a love long hoped for. 🤎🤎🤎🤎 "Beneath dim lanterns and autumn’s sigh, she lingers, With porcelain grace and twilight fingers. One cup for love, the other for fate, She waits in silence at sorrow’s gate. The sky holds secrets the mist can’t hide, A storm brews gently where hearts confide." ❤️💙💚❤️💙💚❤️💙💚

Five Words of the Day ====================== 🩷1. drinker (noun)- a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) Synonyms: alcoholic, barfly, bibber, boozer, drunkard Antonyms: abstinent, abstainer Example: Smokers and drinkers are at increased risk of getting many cancers. 🩷2. joy (noun)- the emotion of great happiness Synonyms: delight, elation, bliss, charm, happiness Antonyms: sorrow, agony, anguish, pain, regret Example: They were filled with joy when their first child was born. 🩷3. brave (adjective)- showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things Synonyms: adventurous, valiant, spirited, reckless Antonyms: cautious, timid, feeble, fearful, frightened Example: She was very brave to learn to ski at 50. 🩷4. minority (noun)- (a). in a period before adult legal age. (b). the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole. Synonyms: opposition, youth, adolescence, childhood, immaturity, pubescence, youthfulness Antonyms: majority, bulk, the few, adulthood Example: It's only a tiny minority of people who are causing the problem. 🩷5. professional (adjective)- an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro. Synonyms: competent, efficient, experienced, licensed, qualified, skillful Antonyms: amateur, learner, neophyte, novice, apprentice Example: It would look more professional if the letter was typed. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Words Commonly Confused Quiz --- 82 ======================================= 1. Those tablets are really ........................... My headache is much better now. efficient effective 2. The postal service is not as .......................... as the telephone service. efficient effective 3. That idea has been .......................... for years. died dead 4. So far 50 people have ........................... in the fighting. dead died 5. She was standing ........................... a crowd of children. among between 6. I think we are making a ........................... mistake. big large 7. She has got longer hair .......................... I have. than then 8. It was ......................... good soup that we couldn't stop drinking it. such so 9. When I was twelve, I ............................. knew that I wanted to be a scientist. still already 10. Have you got a cold cream for ............................. skin? sensitive sensible 11. 'I want to buy that car.' 'Be ..........................., my dear. We haven't got that much money.' sensitive sensible 12. It is not my ......................... to believe everything I hear. politics policy ========================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. Those tablets are really effective. My headache is much better now. 2. The postal service is not as efficient as the telephone service. 3. That idea has been dead for years. 4. So far 50 people have died in the fighting. 5. She was standing among a crowd of children. 6. I think we are making a big mistake. 7. She has got longer hair than I have. 8. It was such good soup that we couldn’t stop drinking it. 9. When I was twelve, I already knew that I wanted to be a scientist. 10. Have you got a cold cream for sensitive skin? 11. ‘I want to buy that car.’ ‘Be sensible, my dear. We haven’t got that much money.’ 12. It is not my policy to believe everything I hear. =========================== SV RAMANUJ