Frequently Confused Word Pairs

Question 1

46. Adverse:

Answer 1

adj. difficult, challenging.

Question 2

46. Averse:

Answer 2

adj. to have a disliking for something (Aversion + prep: n.)

Question 3

47. Amused:

Answer 3

adj. happily entertained

Question 4

47. Bemused:

Answer 4

adj. puzzled

Question 5

48. Anecdote:

Answer 5

n. story

Question 6

48. Antidote:

Answer 6

n. substance that neutralizes a poison

Question 7

49. Ascetic:

Answer 7

adj. practicing self-denial; n. one who rejects worldly pleasures

Question 8

49. Aesthetic:

Answer 8

adj. related to beauty

Question 9

50. Censor:

Answer 9

v. to restrict or remove offensive information

Question 10

50. Censure:

Answer 10

v. to punish or limit

Question 11

51. Diffident:

Answer 11

adj. aloof, standoffish, distant

Question 12

51. Different:

Answer 12

adj. unlike

Question 13

52. Discrete:

Answer 13

adj. separate, distinct

Question 14

52. Discreet:

Answer 14

adj. secretive

Question 15

53. Elicit:

Answer 15

v. to draw out, provoke

Question 16

53. Illicit:

Answer 16

adj. illegal

Question 17

54. Eminent:

Answer 17

adj. distinguished, well respected

Question 18

54. Imminent:

Answer 18

adj. about to happen

Question 19

55. Exceptional:

Answer 19

adj. out of the ordinary

Question 20

55. Exceptionable:

Answer 20

adj. unpleasant

Question 21

56. Illusion:

Answer 21

n. something that looks or seems different from what it is

Question 22

56. Allusion:

Answer 22

n. an implied or indirect reference especially in literature (v. to allude)

Question 23

57. Ingenious:

Answer 23

adj. clever

Question 24

57. Ingenuous:

Answer 24

adj. naive

Question 25

58. Perspicacious:

Answer 25

adj. perceptive, astute

Question 26

58. Perspicuous:

Answer 26

adj. clear to understanding

Question 27

59. Uninterested:

Answer 27

adj. not interested

Question 28

59. Disinterested:

Answer 28

adj. objective (not influenced by personal feelings)