Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with words from the box. You may use a word more than once.
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(i) Gandhiji’s life was devoted to the ________________ of justice and fair play.
(ii) Have you insured your house against ______________?
(iii) Diamond is nothing but ____________ in its pure form.
(iv) If you put too much coal on the fire at once you will ______________ it.
(v) Smoking is said to be the main _____________ of heart disease.
(vi) When asked by an ambitious writer whether he should put some ___________ into his stories, Somerset Maugham murmured, “No, the other way round”.
(vii) She is a _____________ copy of her mother.
(viii) It is often difficult to _____________ a yawn when you listen to a long speech on the value of time