Readers,
Some words sound same but have different meaning. These words often confuse us in error finding questions. Here given most important words which confuse & misuse us. Kindly have a look.
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· To receive a thing
· Leaving apart or excluding
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· To hope
· To apprehend
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· To accept/ to take another person’s child legally
· Proficient
· To change accordingly
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· Refer to
· To escape
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Alternative
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· One after another
· Available instead/ substitute
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· Of ear
· Verbal
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· Approach
· More than due
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· To dislike
· Unfavourable
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Advice (N)
Advise (V)
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· An opinion
· To offer an opinion
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Affect (V)
Effect (N)
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· To influence
· Result
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· Proper
· In front of/ contrary
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· To improve
· To remove the mistakes
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· Having no moral sense
· Not conforming to moral standards
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· Tricks
· Ancient pieces of art
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· Assess the quality/ values of
· Inform
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· Indirect reference
· Deception
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· By the side of
· Apart from
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· Headgear of horse
· Related to bride/ bridegroom
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Beneficial
Beneficiary
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· Useful
· One who receives benefit
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· A pig
· To tolerate or to produce (V2 of bear)
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· V2 and V3 of buy
· V2 and V3 of bring
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· To take hold of something when it is moving
· To take hold of something when it is static
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· Foolish
· Innocent
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Continuous
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· Happening repeatedly
· Without break
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Creditable
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· Believable
· Praiseworthy, honourable
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· To criticize
· Official licensing of films etc.
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· Rule
· A powerful gun fixed to wheels
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Canvas
Canvass |
· Coarse cloth
· Visit houses to get political support
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· A burial place
· Harmony
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· Not formal, not taking much interest
· Relating to cause
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· Relating to climax
· Relating to climate
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· Rough
· A line of action
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Confidant
Confident
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· A person who is entrusted with secrets. Sure and certain.
· Sure and certain
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Contagious
Contiguous
Infectious
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· A disease that spreads by contact
· Near
· A disease that spreads by air or water
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· A division of army
· A dead body
· The dead body of a large animal
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Conscientious
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· To know
· With a sense of duty
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Complain (V)
Complaint (N)
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· To say that something is wrong or not satisfactory
· A report of a problem
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Complacent
Complaisant
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· Self-satisfied
· Obedient and complaint
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Complement
Compliment
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· N-a thing that completes or improves. V-add to something in a way that it improves
· A remark of admiration
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· Social usage
· Personal usage
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· Make up the whole
· Consist of
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· Course through life
· That which carries
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· Believable
· Too ready to believe
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· Careful not to cause offence by speech or behaviour
· Separate, distinct
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· Ailment or illness
· Death
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· Nice, respectable
· Downward motion
· Difference of opinion
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· With two parts
· A fight between two persons using guns or swords.
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· Disfigure
· Wipeout
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· To declare untrue
· Refuse to accept an offer.
· Show unwillingness towards
· Prove wrong
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· To break the law
· To make someone or something a god
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· Remove the tension
· Spread out; not clear or concise
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· N- An area where there is little rain
· V- To leave someone
· Sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal
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Depression
Depreciation
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· Hollow/ A mental state of despair.
· Undervalue
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Disinterested
Uninterested
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· Impartial
· Not interested
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Delightful
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· Very pleasant
· Pleasing to taste
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Depreciate
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· To hate
· To reduce in value
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· Having a certain imperfection
· Lacking something
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· Clear and definite
· Deciding
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Efficacious
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· Producing effect
· Able to produce the desired result
· Competent
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· To get or produce something
· Illegal or disapproved of by society
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Economical
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· Involving less expenditure
· Relating to economy
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· Existing for a long time
· Bearable
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· An entrance
· A particular way of walking
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· Extreme and forceful
· Involving a lot of effort
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· A unit of length
· A device used to measure the amount of something that is used
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· Not successful/ arrogant
· Tube the carries blood to the heart in our body
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· Profession
· Holidays
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· Force
· Infringement of law
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· To fade
· Where
· Atmospheric condition (of a short period)
· ‘Whether…..or’ is a co-relative
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· Raised mass of water in sea/ to move
· To give up
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