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jasdeep_brar

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Just making a New Year's resolution, for example, may boost your chances of eventual success. In the
  preceding context, the word boost is opposite in meaning to
 
  a. bolster.
  b. decrease.
  c. improve.
  d. strengthen.

Question 2

You may be well on your way to making some of the changes you resolved to make back in January. In the
  preceding sentence, the meaning of the word resolved is
 
  a. considered.
  b. decided against.
  c. firmly decided.
  d. worked out.


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kescobar@64

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b. decrease.

Answer to Question 2

c. firmly decided.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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