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GENERAL ENGLISH
WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED
There are several words that may be confusing because they are similar in meaning or pronunciation but have different meanings. This is another important section on which questions will be asked in different formats. The candidates should be very careful in answering this section. Knowledge of the meaning of both the words is essential. For this a list of some words that are often confused is given below. Read them carefully and practice. 1. Accept 2. Accede 3. Adapt 4. Advice 5. Affect 6. Allude Elude 7. Allusion Illusion 8. Alter Altar 9. Ascent Assent Attain Overt 12. Bare Bear 13. Beside Besides 14. Birth 10. Atone 11. Avert - agree - agree - adjust - opinion - change Except Exceed Adopt Effect Advise

- to suggest indirectly - to dodge or escape - reference - change - false belief

S
- consent - plain - endure - next to

A
- a raised paltform - to make amends - not concealed - also, additionally

- the act of climbing up

- to reach or achieve

- to anticipate and ward off

- the process of being born

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H
- surpass - result

I
- to exclude - take an idea - to counsel

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Berth 15. Brake Break 16. By law Bylaw 17. Cannon Canon 18. Canvas Canvass 19. Caret Carat Carrot 20.Carpus Corpus 21. Cell Sell 22. Censor Sensor Censure 23. Chord Cord 24. Cite Site Sight

- a bed on a train - device to lock the wheels - smash - according to law - rules adopted by an organization - very large gun - an ecclesiastical code of laws - cloth used for painting - solicit votes - a unit of measure of the purity of gold - an orange root vegetable - wrist - body - small room - a proof-reader's symbol

- exchange for money

- something that interprets stimulation - rebuke, harsh criticism

25. Coarse Course

26. Complement - to supplement or make complete Compliment 27.Corps Corpse 28. Decedent Dissident - to praise or congratulate - an organization of people dedicated to a single goal - a dead body - deceased person - one who disagrees
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- a place - view - rough - a series of lectures on one subject

A
- a string

- a group of notes sounded together

- to quote or mention

- to prohibit free expression

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29.Depositary Depository 30. Desert Dessert 31. Engross In gross 32. Forego Forgo 33. Formerly Formally 34. In jure Injure 35. Lesson Lessen 36. Lose Loose 37.Lumbar Lumber 38.Misogamy Misogyny 39.Opposite Apposite 40.Overseas Oversees 41.Pause Paws 42.Peace Piece 43.Peak Peek 44.Pendant Pendent

- one who receives a deposit - place where something is deposited - dry area of land covered with sand - the last part of a meal - to absorb full attention -existing independently, in a large quantity or sum - to precede - to give up - previously - according to law - to harm - a piece of instruction - to reduce - misplace - not fastened - officially

- timber ready for use - hatred of marriage - hatred of women - contrary

A
- a temporary stop - feet of animals - a part of a whole - a brief look

- appropriate; relevant - beyond or across the sea - surveys; supervises

- freedom from war - summit; highest level - something suspended as an ornament - supported from above
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- relating to vertebrae

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45.Pole 46.Principal 47.Procede 48.Quite 49.Rein Rain Reign 50.Stair Stare 51.Saver Savour 52.Sever Severe 53.Side Sighed 54.Summary Summery 55.Team Teem 56.Troop Troupe 57.Vain Vein Vise 58.Vice

- a rod - main - to surpass in rank - wholly - to check or stop - to pour down - to rule - a flight of steps - look fixedly - one who saves

Poll Principle Proceed Quiet

- casting of votes - law - to continue - calm

- the taste or smell of something - to separate, detach - grim, stern - lateral - uttered a sigh - fit for summer - to yoke - to abound

- quickly executed

59.Waist Waste 60.Waive Wave

PRACTICE TEST 1. The ________of teachers in the college will reduce the student-teacher ratio. The new ________of this book is now available in the market. (addition/ edition)
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A
- worthless - blood vessel - a moral fault - part of the body - rejected material - to strike off

- a group of soldiers

- a group of theoretical performers

- a tool with tight-holding jaws

- to motion with hand

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2. The company was ________by the government to bring the new product to the market. Pease speak ________so that everyone can listen to your talk. (aloud/ allowed) 3. Christians use an ________in worship. I want to________the entire plan in order to complete it. (alter/ altar) 4. The Sahara is the biggest ________in Asia. The best part of the dinner was the special ________. (desert/ dessert) 5. He can easily play that ________. The dog is tied to the pole with a ________. (cord/ chord) 6. The painter has brought the________to life. 7. The ________ of the car is not working. All the candidates do not___________ successfully. (canvass/ canvas) Be careful otherwise the glass will ________. (break/ brake) 8. What I am presenting is nothing but ______________ truth. 9. It is good to use ________. He cannot ________ this pain. ( bare/ bear)

You should not ________ at strangers. (stare/ stairs)

He is the____________actor of this drama. (principle/ principal) 11.The first ______ of this course begins with a diagnostic test. 12.The devastating tsunami has ________ the lives of thousands of people. The ________ of tsunami can be seen in several countries of the world. (effect/ affect) 13.If you want to join in this organization ________, you need the recommendation of an existing member. I am pleased to introduce Mr.Dhawan who was ____________ a member of this society. (formerly/ formally) 14.You have put on ________. I cannot ________ for the bus now. (wait/ weight) 15.I have ________ the peon to the post office. I have not used ________. (scent/ sent) 16.This is an appropriate _______ for the factory. You may ________ statements from the report to prove your point. (cite/ site)
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This medicine may _______ your blood pressure. (lessen/ lesson)

10.Every ________ of science is based on objective, observation and analysis.

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17.I have not ________ him for many days. This is a memorable ________. (seen/ scene) 18.The doctor will ________you in this matter. He is ready to offer his_______ to them. (advice/ advise) 19.You can save your conveyance allowance if you do not ___________ the speed of 8090 km per hour. Sujatha will ________ to the wishes of her parents. (accede/ exceed) 20.Please don't ______ me when I'm reading. The loud colour will ______ from the beauty of the house. (detract / distract) The sound of the dog barking was _______ in my ears. (Dining / dinning) 22.Gagan is an ______ photographer. The storm is __________. Please get to safety. (eminent / imminent) Please correct your _______ behaviour. (errand / errant) 24.He is quite _______. 21.This is the _____ room where we eat every meal.

25.He wanted to try ______ my workload.

Did you see the streak of _________? (Lightning/ lightening) The castle is surrounded by a deep ____________. (mote / moat) 27.His ___________ code is very high. ______ is quite high among the workers. (Moral/ Morale) 28.He is a ______ for gold. She will be a _______ until she turns twenty-one. (Miner/ minor) 29.I get up early every ________. She is in _______ because her great aunt died. (Morning/ mourning) 30.Cook _____ until it is no longer pink. Can you _____ me after work? (Meat/ meet)

26.He had a ______ of dust in his eye.

We will have to put a ___________ on the property. (lean / lien)

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23.I must run this _______ before I made dinner.