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


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