Wednesday, 26 August 2015

(HOMOPHONES)CONFUSED AND MISUSED WORDS

abate:make or become less
abet: help someone in doing wrong


(1)abstain:from a thing
refrain:from an action

(2) accede(homo):yield
    exceed(homo): go beyond what is allowed

adapt(homo):make fit, adjust
adept(homo): skilled,expert
adopt:take into relationship as child.


(3)all ready:quite prepared
already: by this or that time

(4)allusion:reference
illusion:deception

  aloud(homo)
  allowed(homo)

(5) amiable:loveable
 amicable:friendly

(6)answer:to a question
reply: to a letter

(7) apposite(homo):suitable,proper
    opposite(homo):contrary

 aught(homo)
 ought(homo)

(8)averse:contrary
averse:unwilling


(9)avocation


(10)apprehend:seize
comprehend:understand


(11)ail: trouble
ale:beverage

(12)altar(homo): place or worship
alter(homo):change

(13)allude:make an indirect reference
elude:evade,escape

(14)assay:test
essay:literary composition

(15)access(homo):approach
    excess(homo):more than enough

(16) accept(homo):take,receive
     except(homo):leaving out

(17)ascent: going up, upward movemeent
assent: agreement

(18) (a)advice(homo):counsel
        advise(homo): to give advice

     (b) device :
         devise :

     (c)licence:
        license:

     (d) practice :
         practise :




(19)affect:influence
effect:result

  bad(homo)
  bed(homo)

(20)bail:security
bate:bundle

     bale(homo)
     bail

     male
     mail

     sale
     sail

     tale
     tail

     whale
     wail

bean(homo)
been(homo)

be(homo)
bee(homo)



beside(homo): by, close to
besides(homo) :in addition to

birth(homo)
berth(homo)

 blue(homo)
 blew(homo)

born(homo)
borne(homo)


break(homo)
brake(homo)

bridal(homo)
briddle(homo)

(21)bridal(homo):concerning bride
bridle(homo):control

(22)broach:open a subject for discussion
brooch:pin with a clasp

 buy(homo)
 by(homo)
 bye(homo)

 canon(homo)
 cannon(homo)

(23)career:course of life
carrier:person or company that carries

(24) cast(homo):list of actors,throw
     caste(homo):exclusive class

 cattle(homo)
 kettle(homo)

  cell(homo)
  sell(homo)


(25)course;line of action training
coarse:rough

(26)censure:condemn
censor:official examiner of films.
censer:vessel for burning incense

ceremonial: formal, as used for ceremony
ceremonious: fond of or marked by a ceremony

 check(homo)
 cheque(homo)

 cloth(homo)
 clothes



childish: silly,foolish
childlike: innocent,simple


(27)compliment:expression of admiration.
complement:that which completes.

(28)comma:punctuation mark.
coma:state of unconsciousness.

(29)confident:  fully assured
confidant:  one entrusted with secrets

council(homo)
counsel(homo)


(30)dairy:  place of milksupply
diary:  timely record of events.

(31)differ: disagree.
defer:  postpone.

(32)desert:   abandon, barren place
dessert:  sweet dish at the end of a meal.

(33)decent(homo):   fine, polished
 descent(homo):  climbing down
 dissent(homo)

(34)disease:  sickness
decease:  death

 diseased(homo)
 deceased(homo)

(35)difference(homo):  dissimilarity
deference(homo):   regard

disinterested:impartial
uninterested: having no interest

 dose(homo)
 doze(homo)

 dual(homo)
 duel(homo)

  dye(homo)
  die(homo)


eligible: fit to be chosen
illegible: indistinct ,not readable

eminent: distinguished
imminent:impending

(36)envelop:   surround
envelope:  cover of a letter

exalt: raise up
exult: rejoice

extant: present,existing
extent: length,area, range, degree

facilitate: make easy
felicitate: congratulate

farther: at a greater distance,away
further: additional

(37)faint:   swoo
feint:   pretence

(38)foreword: introductory remarks
forward:  directed towards front

(39)flair: abillity,talent
flare:  baze up

(40)gamble:name of chance
gambol:frisk about

(41) gaol:jail
     goal:aim

(42)gait: manner of walking
    gate: entrance

gentle: polite, mild
genteel: refined, fashionable

graceful: pleasing
gracious: kind

hair(homo): thread like growth on head
heir(homo): person who inherits.
hare(homo)

(43)hail: frozen raindrops healthy
    hale: healthy

(44)hard:difficult
    herd:block of cattle

 heal(homo)
 heel(homo)

 hear(homo)
 here(homo)

 herd(homo)
 heard(homo)

 heart(homo)
 hurt(homo)

 hire(homo)
 higher(homo)

 hoard(homo)
 horde(homo)

 human(homo): of man or mankind
 humane(homo): kind-hearted

idle : not busy
lazy : habitual of not working.

imaginary: unreal
imaginative: full of imagination
imaginable: that can be imagined

(45)incite:instigate
    insight: to look deep into something

industrial: related to industry
industrious: hard working

judicious: wise
judicial: legal

   leak(homo)
   leek(homo)

    peak
    peek

    weak
    week

  later(homo)
  latter(homo)
  letter(homo)

 lessen(homo)
 lesson(homo)

licence: permission from an authority.
license: give a licence to

 lightening(homo)
 lightning(homo)

loose(homo) : not tight
lose(homo) : fail to retain.

lovely: attractive
loveable:deserving love

made
maid

 marry(homo)
 merry(homo)

momentary: lasting for a moment
momentous:important


(46)main:chief
    mane:lone hair on neck of animals

(47)mete: portion, allot,measure
    meet:come in contact
    meat:flesh

(48)mettle(homo):courage
    metal(homo):hard sunstance like iron etc

 might(homo)
 mite(homo)

 naughty(homo)
 knotty(homo)

 pail(homo)
 pale(homo)

 patrol(homo)
 petrol(homo)

 peace : calm,repose
 piece : bit, fragment.

personal : private, individual
personnel : staff, persons employed in any work

pore(homo) : small hole
pour(homo); cause to flow

practice : custom
practise :exercise,follow

pray(homo) : offer prayer
prey(homo): victim

 precede
 proceed

 precedent
 president

principal(homo) : chief , capital sum of money
principle(homo) : basic truth, moral rule

rain : water drops failing form clouds
reign : period of a sovereign's rule
rein : strap attached to guide a horse

remember :have in memory
recollect : remeber after effort

revel : make merry
reveal : disclose

right : true , just, opposite of left.
rite : formal religious custom
wright: a constructive workman
write:

rye(homo)
wry(homo)


soar : rise high
sore : tender and painful
sour : acid

social : relating to society
sociable : fitted for , fond of

stationary : not moving
stationery : writing materials

stair : steps
stare : gaze

tail ; moveable part at rear of animals
tale : story

tamper : make changes
temper : anger

urban : pertaining to towns and cities
urbane : elegant, polite ,polished

wander : roam,ramble
wonder : marvel, miracle

waste(homo)
waist(homo)

way(homo)
weigh(homo)

wave: swell of water
waive : give up

weak  : feeble
week : period of seven days

whet : sharpen
wheat : grain
wet : coverd  or soaked with water

wait(homo)
weight(homo)

womanly : like a woman
womanish :unmanly,effeminate,femine

wreath : garland
wreathe : cover, encircle

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