Write the noun forms of the following words adding -ance or – once to each.

(i) endure_______ (ii) persist_______

(iii)signify_______ (iv) confide______

(v) maintain_____ (vi) abhor_______

(i) endurance

Meaning – The lasting capacity of a thing or a person in a particular situation

(ii) persistence

Meaning – The continuous existence of something

(iii) significance

Meaning – The importance of something

(iv) confidence

Meaning – The existence of faith in something or someone (including oneself)

(v) maintenance

Meaning – The act of preserving something

(vi) abhorrence

Meaning – The feeling of hatred for something