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Confusing English Words Explained

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Word 1

accept
adverse
advice
affect
aisle
all together
along
aloud
altar
amoral
appraise
assent
aural

Meaning
Word 2
to agree to receive or do except
unfavourable, harmful
averse
recommendations about advise
what to do
to change or make a
effect
difference to
a passage between rows of isle
seats
all in one place, all at once altogether
moving or extending
a long
horizontally on
out loud
allowed
a sacred table in a church alter
not concerned with right immoral
or wrong
to assess
apprise
agreement, approval
ascent

Meaning
not including
strongly disliking; opposed
to recommend something
a result; to bring about a result
an island
completely; on the whole
referring to something of great
length
permitted
to change
not following accepted moral
standards
to inform someone
the action of rising or climbing
up
relating to the mouth; spoken

bazaar
berth

relating to the ears or


oral
hearing
pleasantly warm
barmy
naked; to uncover
bear
in phrase 'with bated
baited
breath', i.e. in great
suspense
a Middle Eastern market bizarre
a bunk in a ship, train, etc. birth

born
bough

having started life


a branch of a tree

borne
bow

brake

a device for stopping a


vehicle; to stop a vehicle
to break through, or break
a rule; a gap
to raise a subject for
discussion
a type of strong cloth
to criticize strongly

break

strange
the emergence of a baby from
the womb
carried
to bend the head; the front of a
ship
to separate into pieces; a pause

breech

the back part of a gun barrel

brooch

a piece of jewellery

canvass
censor

to seek peoples votes


to ban parts of a book or film;
a person who does this
happening in a series

balmy
bare
bated

breach
broach
canvas
censure
cereal
chord

a grass producing an
serial
edible grain; a breakfast
food made from grains
a group of musical notes cord

climactic
coarse

forming a climax
rough

complacent
complement

smug and self-satisfied


complaisant
to add to so as to improve; compliment
an addition that improves

climatic
course

foolish, crazy
to carry; to put up with
with bait attached or inserted

a length of string; a cord-like


body part
relating to climate
a direction; a school subject;
part of a meal
willing to please
to praise or express approval;
an admiring remark

council
cue
curb
currant
defuse
desert
discreet
disinterested
draught
draw
dual
elicit
ensure
envelop
exercise
fawn
flaunt
flounder
forbear
foreword
freeze
grisly
hoard
imply
loath
loose
meter
militate
palate
pedal
pole
pour

something
a group of people who
manage or advise
a signal for action; a
wooden rod
to keep something in
check; a control or limit
a dried grape

counsel

advice; to advise

queue

a line of people or vehicles

kerb

(in British English) the stone


edge of a pavement
happening now; a flow of
water, air, or electricity
to spread over a wide area

current

to make a situation less diffuse


tense
a waterless, empty area; to dessert
abandon someone
careful not to attract
discrete
attention
impartial
uninterested
a current of air
draft
an even score at the end of drawer
a game
having two parts
duel
to draw out a reply or
reaction
to make certain that
something will happen

illicit
insure

to cover or surround
envelope
physical activity; to do
exorcise
physical activity
a young deer; light brown faun
to display ostentatiously flout
to move clumsily; to have founder
difficulty doing something
to refrain
forebear
an introduction to a book forward
to turn to ice
frieze
gruesome, revolting
grizzly
a store
horde
to suggest indirectly
infer
reluctant, unwilling
loathe
to unfasten; to set free
lose
a measuring device
to be a powerful factor
against
the roof of the mouth
a foot-operated lever
a long, slender piece of
wood
to flow or cause to flow

the sweet course of a meal


separate and distinct
not interested
a first version of a piece of
writing
a sliding storage compartment
a fight or contest between two
people
not allowed by law or rules
to provide compensation if a
person dies or property is
damaged
a paper container for a letter
to drive out an evil spirit
a mythical being, part man,
part goat
to disregard a rule
to fail

metre
mitigate

an ancestor
onwards, ahead
a decoration along a wall
a type of bear
a large crowd of people
to draw a conclusion
to hate
to be deprived of; to be unable
to find
a metric unit; rhythm in verse
to make less severe

palette
peddle
poll

a board for mixing colours


to sell goods
voting in an election

pore

a tiny opening; to study


something closely

practice

prescribe
principal
sceptic
sight
stationary
storey
titillate
tortuous
wreath

the use of an idea or


practise
method; the work or
business of a doctor,
dentist, etc.
to authorize use of
proscribe
medicine; to order
authoritatively
most important; the head principle
of a school
a person inclined to doubt septic
the ability to see
site
not moving
stationery
a level of a building
story
to arouse interest
titivate
full of twists; complex
torturous
a ring-shaped arrangement wreathe
of flowers etc.

to do something repeatedly to
gain skill; to do something
regularly
to officially forbid something
a fundamental rule or belief
infected with bacteria
a location
writing materials
a tale or account
to make more attractive
full of pain or suffering
to surround or encircle

The council was (a) averse/ (b) adverse to expansion plan for the library.
The after (a) effects/ (b) affects of the bombing are still visible in Japan.
Please (a) appraise/ (b) apprise me of the happenings at your end.
Mounting sales (a) augur/ (b) auger a profitable year.
Critics (a) censored/ (b) censured the new movie.
The best scene in movie was the (a) climactic / (b) climatic one.
Judge asked the lawyer to produce some (a) creditable / (b) credible evidences.
His jail records (a) militated/ (b) mitigated against him.
Exhibiting (a) perspicuous/ (b) perspicacious judgments.
A (a) venal/ (b) venial sin

1.a
2.a
3.b
4.a
5.b
6.a
7.b
8.a
9.b
10.b
And Explanations
Adverse-Unfavourable
Averse-Strong feeling of opposition
Affect-makes a difference to

Effect-as a result of
Apprise-To inform
Appraise-To assess
Auger-Device for boring something
Augur-Soothsayer / Prophet/a sign
Censure-To criticize in a vehement manner
Censor-supervising the suitability of a person or a product
Climactic-Forming a climax
Climatic-Relating to climate
Credible-Believable
Creditable-Praise worthy
Militate-To have a substantial effect
Mitigate-To make less severe
Perspicuously-Clearly expressed or lucid
Perspicacious-Having keen mental perception and understanding
Venal-Susceptible to bribery
Venial-Excusable,small

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