Word Often Confuses Flashcards
Accept/exceed
Accede - Yield(bow to) to someone’s wishes
Exceed(Verb) - To be greater than(something)
Accept/except
Accept - To agree, to take (something)
Except - To leave out (someone or something), Not including
Advice/advise
Advice - Guidance or recommendations
Advise - To give advice to
Affect/Effect
Affect - Have an effect upon(something), to act physically on
Effect (Noun) - the result (of something
Auger/augur
Auger - Hand tool for boring holes.
Augur - Indicate by signs
Bail/Bale
Bail - The temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial.
Bale - A large bundle bound for storage or transport
Beside/besides
Beside - Next to
Besides - In addition to
Bidding/biding
Bidding - Offering a particular price for something, especially at an auction.
Biding - Remaining or staying somewhere
Breath/breathe
Breath - air that is taken in and expelled during breathing.
Breathe - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Birdal/bridle
Bridal - Of or relating to a wedding.
Bridle - the headgear used to control a horse / the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
Calvary/cavalry
Calvary - A hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
Cavalry - Troops trained to fight on horseback
Capital/Capitol
Capital - Assets available for use in the production of further assets; primary city and usually the seat of the state government
Capitol - A building occupied by a state legislature
Complement/compliment
Complement - Something added to complete or embellish
Compliment - Say something to someone that expresses praise
Confidant/Confident
Confidant - Someone to whom private matters are confided
Confident - Very sure
Conscience/Conscious
Conscience - Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person’s thoughts and actions.
Conscious - Intentionally conceived or aware of one’s surroundings
Council/Counsel
Council - A body serving in an administrative capacity
Counsel - Give advice to
Cue/Queue
Cue - A hint suggesting what to do
Queue - A line of people or vehicles waiting for something
Demur/demure
Demur - raise objections or show reluctance
Demure - (of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and shy.
Denounce/renounce
Denounce - publicly declare to be wrong or evil
Renounce - formally declare one’s abandonment of(a claim, right, or possession).
DependEnt/DependAnt
Dependent - Relying on something.
Dependant - A person who relies on another person for support.
Deprecate/depreciate
Deprecate - Express strong disapproval of; deplore.
Depreciate - Belittle or lose value over time
Desert/dessert
Desert - Leave someone who needs or counts on you
Dessert - A dish served as the last course of a meal
Devise/Device
Devise - Arrange by systematic planning and united effort.
Device - An instrument invented for a particular purpose
Dual/duel
Dual - Consisting of two parts usually in pairs
Duel - A struggle between two skilled opponents
Earthly/Earthy
Earthly - relating to the earth or human life.
Earthy - resembling or suggestive of earth or soil
Elicit/Illicit
Elicit - evoke or draw out(a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
Illicit - forbidden by law, rules, or custom
Eminent/Imminent
Eminent - Standing above others in quality or position
Imminent - About to occur
Every day/Everyday
Every day - each day
Everyday - Found in the ordinary course of events
Expand/Expend
Expand - Become larger(in size, quantity, volume)
Expend - Use up
Fair/Fare
Fair - Treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination
Fare - The money paid for a journey on public transport
Fate/Fete
Fate - An event that will inevitabily happen in the future
Fete - honour or entertain(someone) lavishly
Flounder/Founder
Flounder - To struggle mentally or walk with great difficulty
Founder - Someone that establishes something(often a business)
Forebear/forbear
Forebear - An ancestor
Forbear - Politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something
Foul/fowl
Foul - Very disagreeable or unpleasant
Fowl - A domestic cock or hen
Gait/Gate
Gait - manner of walking
Gate - A movable barrier in a fence or wall
Hoard/horde
Hoard - A secret store of valuables or money
Horde - A vast multitude
Impinge/infringe
Impinge - Have an effect, especially a negative one
Infringe - Actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)
Imply/infer
Imply - Express or state indirectly
Infer - Establish by deduction
Inane/insane
Inane - Devoid of intelligence
Insane - Very foolish
Insight/incite
Insight - A clear perception of the situation
Incite - Provoke or stir up
Inveigh/inveigle
Inveigh - Complain bitterly
Inveigle - Persuade(someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
Jealous/zealous
Jealous - Feeling or showing an envious resentment of someone or their achievements, possessions, or perceived advantages
Zealous - having or showing zeal
Knock/nock
Knock - Deliver a sharp blow or push
Nock - Notch at the end of the arrow into which the bowstring fits
Knotty/naughty
Knotty - Highly complex and occasionally devious
Naughty - Badly behaved
Lay/lie
Lay - Put into a certain place or abstract location
Lie - Tell something that is not true
Lead/led
Lead - (Noun) A soft grey malleable chemical element
Led - (Verb) showed a person or an animal the way by going in front of them or with them
Liable/Libel
Liable - At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
Libel - A false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
Livid/Vivid
Livid - Furiously angry
Vivid - Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
Loath/loathe
Loath - Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
Loathe - Find repugnant
Magnate/magnet
Magnate - A very wealthy or powerful businessman .
Magnet - A device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
Manner/manor
Manner - How something is done or how it happens
Manor - The mansion of a lord or wealthy person
Moral/morale
Moral - Concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.
Morale - A state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
Pail/Pale
Pail - A roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
Pale - Dim or feeble
Perquisites/prerequisite
Perquisites - Perks
Prerequisites - Something that is required in advance
Persecute/Prosecute
Persecute - Cause to suffer
Prosecute - Institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization)
Personal/personnel
Personal - Concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
Personnel - Group of people willing to obey orders
Peruse/Pursue
Peruse - Examine or consider with attention and in detail
Pursue - Be involved in
Practise/Practice
Practise(v) - Perform an activity daily to gain or maintain proficiency in it
Practice(n) - The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it
Prescribe/Proscribe
Prescribe - Issue commands or orders to
Proscribe - Command against
Principal/Principle
Principal - Most important element or the title of the headmaster of a school (US)
Principle - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
Reverend/reverent
Reverend - Used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy.
Reverent - Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
Seam/seem
Seam - A line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article
Seem - Give a certain expression
Stationary/stationery
Stationary - Standing still
Stationery - Paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters
Throes/throws
Throes - Violent pangs of suffering.
Throws - Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand
Tortuous/Torturous
Tortuous - Full of twists and turns.
Torturous - Characterized by, involving, or causing pain or suffering
Urbane/Urban
Urbane - Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.
Urban - Relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
Vane/vain
Vane - Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure.
Vain - Of no use or further consequences
Vice/Wise
Vice - An immoral or wicked personal characteristic
Wise - Having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
Wary/Weary
Wary - Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
Weary - Physically and mentally fatigued
Acclimation/acclamation
Affluent/effluent
Allude/Ellude
Chafe/chaff
Click/clique
Collaborate/corroborate
Critic/critique
Delusion/Illusion
Dudgeon/dungeon
Ferment/Fervent
Ferment- Commotion (perturbed)
Fervent -Passion (Ardent)
Hectic/heretic
Hectic -full of incessant or frantic activity
Heretic-holding unorthodox belief
Haphazard/hazardous
Haphazard-by chance,random
Hazardous - dangerous
Hospitality/hostility
Hospitality - friendly
Hostility - disliking unfriendly
Pawn
• pyada
• girvi
Emancipate/Emaciate
Emancipate -liberal
Emaciate -thin and wasted
Inept/inapt
Inept- incompetent
Inapt- unsuitable
Adverse/averse
Adverse - unfavourable, hostile
Averse - unwilling or repelled
Adapt
Adept
Adopt
Adapt -adjust
Adept- skill
Adopt - to accept as your own
Aid/aide
Aid- help ,assistance
Aide - person who helps
Airs/heirs
Airs- snobbish or artificial behaviour
Heirs- person who will inherit as estate or title of their family
Allusion/illusion
Allusion - subtle reference
Illusion - deception,mirage or a wild idea
Ambiguous/ambivalent
Ambiguous- something unclear
Ambivalent - uncertain and having conflicted feelings
Amiable/amicable
Amiable - person who is friendly good natured
(adj) •Amicable -agreements or relationship (for situation)
Amoral/immoral
Amoral - having no principles at all no good or bad
Immoral - lacking good morals
Amused/bemused
Amused - something entertaining
Bemused -bewilder,lost in thought
Annual/annul
Annual-yearly
Annul -invalid
Appraise/apprise
Appraise - estimate the worth of
Apprise to inform
Arcane/archaic
Arcane - to things of known and understood by few people
Archaic - very old and outdated
Ascent/assent
Ascent -upward movement
Assent -to agree to
Ascetic/aesthetic
Ascetic - renounce all materialistic comfort and living sage life
Aesthetic philosophy of beauty
Ascribe / describe
Ascribe - to attribute (regards something as caused by)
Describe
Aspersion/dispersion
Aspersion - defamation, damaging remark ,slander
Dispersion scatter
Flair/Flare
Flair - A natural talent
Flare - A shape that spreads outward or a sudden burst of light or a device for producing a bright flame
Torpid
•hidden
•lethargic
Rampage/Rampart/Rampant
