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Recent, Resent & Resent, Rescind

CAT Grammar Usage Tips

Recent, Resent, Resent, Rescind

Word 1: Recent (REE suhnt)
Meaning: Having lately come into existence.
Example Sentence: In the recent times, there has been an increase in violence on television.

Word 2: Resent (ri SENT)
Meaning:To send again.
Example Sentence: We resent the parcel as it could not be delivered in the morning.

Word 3: Resent (ri ZENT)
Meaning 1: To feel or express annoyance or ill will at.
Example Sentence: She resented his habit of being late always.

Word 4: rescind (ri SIND)
Meaning 1: To revoke or cancel
Example Sentence: The chemical alert was rescinded after a thorough clean-up.

Meaning 2: To abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract
Example Sentence: As the agreement was oral, he rescinded it.

Example Sentence using all the words:
He resented the idea of resending the contract as recently the same party had rescinded a contract with them.

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