A. Explain the meaning of the following:

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- the purse strings

​- subsidize

​- futile

​- resent

​- insecure

​- ingredient

​- keen

​- emulate

​- hypocrite

​- denounce

​- contagious

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​B. Please make a sentence using the following:

​- the purse strings (ex: A recent survey showed that in 53 percent of families, women hold (= control) the purse strings.)

​​- subsidize (ex: The refugees live in subsidized housing provided by the authorities.)

​​- futile (ex: Attempts to get supplies to the region are futile because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city.)

​​- resent (ex: He resents having to explain his work to other people.)

​- insecure (ex: I wonder what it was about her upbringing that made her so insecure.)

​- keen (ex: With an election approaching, the prime minister is keen to maintain his popularity.)

​- emulate (ex: They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.)

​- hypocrite (ex: He's a hypocrite - he's always lecturing other people on the environment but he drives around in a huge car.)

​- denounce (ex: The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides.)

​- contagious (ex: The infection is highly contagious, so don't let anyone else use your towel.)

​- forbid someone from doing something (ex: She does a lot of work for charities, but her modesty forbids her from talking about it.)