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61.  a word having the same meaning as another                                              synonym

            62.  a person who does not eat meat or fish                                                vegetarian
            63.  one who eats meat, eggs and fish, etc.                                            nonvegetarian
            64.  through which water cannot pass                                                      waterproof
            65.  a woman whose husband has died                                                            widow

            66.  a man whose wife has died                                                               widower
            67.  yellow part of egg                                                                           yolk

          N. Mind These Words

              1.  alter, change
                  Alter means to change a part of something but change means to replace something.

                  (a)  Mr Gupta will alter some rules to suit everybody.
                  (b)  People change their dresses every day.
              2.  ancient, old

                  Ancient is the opposite of modern and means very old while old is the opposite of new.
                  (a)  Women were highly respected in Ancient India.
                  (b)  My grandfather is too old to run fast.

              3.  answer, reply
                  Answer is to a question while reply is to a letter or statement, etc.
                  (a)  Your answer to my question is wrong.

                  (b)  She have sent a reply to my letter.
              4.  artist, artisan

                  An artist is one who practises a fine art—poetry, music or painting, etc. But an artisan is
                  skilled in some craft.
                  (a)  A painter is an artist.
                  (b)  A carpenter is an artisan.

              5.  battle, war
                  A battle is a single fight while a war has a series of battles.
                  (a)  The battle of Panipat took place in 1526.

                  (b)  Many wars were fought in World War II.
              6.  big, great
                  Big implies size while great implies splendour.

                  (a)  Many palaces are very big in size.
                  (b)  Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader of India.

              7.  crime, sin
                  Crime means breaking the law while sin means to break a religious rule.
                  (a)  Murder is the greatest crime.
                  (b)  Telling lies is a sin indeed.

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