A. Explain the meaning of the following:

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- nursing home

​- self-reliant

​- capable

​- initiative

​​- lean on

​- intervene

​- resent

​- awkward

​- nag

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​B. Please make a sentence using the following:

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​- self-reliant (ex: Single parents have to be self-reliant and inventive.)

​- capable (ex: When she's drunk she's capable of saying (= likely to say) awful, rude things.)

​- initiative (ex: Although she was quite young, she showed a lot of initiative and was promoted to manager after a year.)

​- lean on (ex: They have learned to lean on each other for support)

​- intervene (ex: The senator intervened personally to stop the museum from being closed.)

​- resent (ex: She bitterly resented her father's new wife.)

​- awkward (ex: Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands. )

​- nag (ex: The more Sarah nagged her, the more stubborn Cissie became. )