Showing posts with label Confused Words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Confused Words. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 January 2017

What is the difference between Allude and Elude?

 
What is the difference between Allude and Elude? : 
Allude : 

( 1 ) Mention something / somebody briefly and indirectly

He alluded to her love affairs in the past. 
Elude : 

( 1 ) Avoid – escape capture especially my means of trick

He eluded his enemies. 

A criminal cannot elude justice forever. 

What is the difference between Alleviate and Mitigate?

 
What is the difference between Alleviate and Mitigate? : 
Alleviate : 

( 1 ) Ease – make something less severe

The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain. 

They alleviated the boredom of waiting by singing songs. 
Mitigate : 

( 1 ) Make something less violent, severe, painful – moderate

I did my best to mitigate his distress. 

They should endeavour to mitigate distress. 

It is an attempt to mitigate the unfavorable reaction.

What is the difference between Allay and Alley?

 
What is the difference between Allay and Alley? : 
Allay : 

( 1 ) Make something less, relieve

My efforts to allay her fears met with success. 

Government took all possible efforts to allay the poverty-related problems of the people. 

Alley : 

( 1 ) Narrow passage between or nehind houses

It is a blind alley.

What is the difference between Alimentary and Elementary?

 
What is the difference between Alimentary and Elementary? : 
Alimentary : 

( 1 ) Of food and digestion

What is an alimentary canal? 

My father has an alimentary problem. 
Elementary : 

( 1 ) Simple, not developed, in the beginning stage

You should fully comply with the elementary rules of social conduct. 

Please, first of all address our elementary issues.

What is the difference between Align and Alien?

 
What is the difference between Align and Alien? : 
Align : 

( 1 ) Place or arrange a thing or things in a straight line 

There is a row of trees aligned with the edge of the road. 

( 2 ) Put parts of the machine into a correct position in relation to each other

Let us align the wheels of my car. 

( 3 ) Join somebody as an ally – come into agreement with somebody

The Socialist Party has aligned itself with the Communism. 
Alien : 

( 1 ) Foreign or stranger or unfamiliar

They were in an alien environment. 

( 2 ) Contrary to something – hateful to someone

Such principles are alien to their religion. 

Cruelty is quite alien to my nature.

What is the difference between Air and Heir?

 
What is the difference between Air and Heir? : 
Air : 

( 1 ) Mixture of gases surrounding the earth and breathed by all land animals and plants

Let us go out for some fresh air. 

( 2 ) The earth’s atmosphere – open space

He likes to be in the open air. 

( 3 ) The earth’s atmosphere in the space where aircrafts fly

Send goods by air. 

I always travel by air. 

The site of old fort is clearly visible from the air. 

( 4 ) Impression given, appearance or manner

He smiled with a triumphant air. 

That place has an air of mystery. 

Heir : 

( 1 ) Person with legal right to receive property when the owner dies

Are you the heir to the throne? 

He is the heir to a large fortune. 

He made her his heir.

What is the difference between Ail and Ale?

 
What is the difference between Ail and Ale? : 
Ail : 

( 1 ) Trouble somebody in body or mind

Let me know what ails you. 

Ale : 

( 1 ) A type of strong beer

They sell a wide range of ales.

What is the difference between Aid and Aide?

 
What is the difference between Aid and Aide? : 
Aid : 

( 1 ) Help

She came quickly to my aid. 

I finished the work with the aid of my friend. 


( 2 ) Thing or person that helps

Do you need a hearing aid? 


( 3 ) Food – money sent to the needy to help them

How much foreign aid does India get? 
Aide : 

( 1 ) Assistant

She is one of the chief aides to the President.

What is the difference between Ago and Before?

 
What is the difference between Ago and Before? : 
Ago : 

( 1 ) This is used to indicate time measured back to a point in the past. It is always placed after the word or words it modifies and used with the simple past tense. 

The train left a few minutes ago. 

His brother died five years ago. 

How long ago was it that you last saw her? 
Before : 

( 1 ) Already – at an earlier time

I have seen that film before. 

You should have told me so before. (Here BEFORE has been used as an adverb.)

What is the difference between Aft and Apt?

 
What is the difference between Aft and Apt? : 
Aft : 

( 1 ) Near or towards the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft

The security guard asked us not to go aft. 
Apt : 

( 1 ) Suitable – appropriate – to the point

That was an apt quotation. 

( 2 ) Quick at learning

She is one of my aptest students. 

He is very apt at picking up a new student. 

( 3 ) Likely or having a tendency to do something

As he is very old and feeble, he is apt to be forgetful. 

My pen is rather apt to leak.

What is the difference between Afflict and Inflict?

 
What is the difference between Afflict and Inflict? : 
Afflict : 

( 1 ) Cause trouble, pain, distress to somebody / something

She is afflicted with arthritis. 

Severe droughts have afflicted many rural areas. 
Inflict : 

( 1 ) Cause a blow – penalty to be suffered by someone

We inflicted crushing defeat on the enemy. 

I inflicted a sever wound on the thief. 

( 2 ) Force someone to accept one’s unwelcome presence

He apologised for inflicting his company on us. 

My uncle is inflicting himself on visiting us again this weekend. 

What is the difference between Affecting and Affected?

 
What is the difference between Affecting and Affected? : 
Affecting : 

( 1 ) Moving or touching

The Prime Minister made an affecting appeal for help. 

Affected : 

( 1 ) Artificial – pretended – not natural – not genuine

He has a highly affected style of writing. 

Do try not to be so affected? 

Her affected attitude did not gain her popularity among her friends.

What is the difference between Affect and Effect?

 
What is the difference between Affect and Effect? : 
Affect : 

( 1 ) Have an influence on somebody / something - produce an effect on

Their opinion will not affect my decision. 

The change in the climate will affect your health. 

The tax increases have affected us all. 

Alcohol affects the driver’s concentration. 

( 2 ) Infect – attack something / someone

Cancer affects her lungs. 

( 3 ) Cause someone to have feelings of sadness or sympathy – touch

We are deeply affected by the news of her sad and sudden demise. 
Affect : 

( 1 ) Make an obvious show of using, wearing or liking something

He affects a pretentious use of the English language. 

( 2 ) Pretend to have or feel something

He affected a foreign accent. 

( 3 ) Pose as – pretend to be something

She affects a helpless female. 

Effect : (verb) 

( 1 ) Bring something about – cause to occur – accomplish

They effected their escape in the middle of the night. 

The government has effected many economic reforms. 

Effect : (noun) 

( 1 ) Change produced by an action or cause – result – outcome

What are the effects of heat on metal? 

Did the medicine have any effect? 

My advice has no effect on him. 

( 2 ) Impression produced on the mind of the listener, spectator, reader

The general effect of the painting was over-whelming. 

The stage lighting gives the effect of a moonlight scene. 

She dresses like that only for the effect it creates. 

( 3 ) Personal property – possessions ( When EFFECT is used in this sense, only the plural form EFFECTS should be used.) 

Where are your household effects?

What is the difference between Affection and Affectation?

 
What is the difference between Affection and Affectation? : 
Affection : 

( 1 ) Love – feeling of fondness

He felt great affection for his sister. 

He tried to win her affection. 

Have you affection for your children? 

Affectation : 

( 1 ) Unnatural behaviour, manner of speaking intended to impress others

I detest all affectations. 

His little affectation irritated her. 

( 2 ) Pretence, deliberate display of gestures that are not truly felt

His affectation while singing really gets on my nerves.

What is the difference between Advice and Advise?

 
What is the difference between Advice and Advise? : 
Advice : (noun) 

( 1 ) Opinion given about what to do or how to behave

She acted on my advice. 

( 2 ) Formal note giving information about a transaction

We have received the advice that the goods had been dispatched. 

Advise : (verb) 

( 1 ) Recommend, give advice to

The doctor advised me to take complete rest. 

I advise the government on economic affairs. 

I advised her against marrying early. 

( 2 ) Inform or notify someone

Please advise us of the dispatch of the goods. 

Please keep me advised of what is going on here.

What is the difference between Adverse and Averse?

 
What is the difference between Adverse and Averse? : 
Adverse : 

( 1 ) Not favourable - contrary

He is living in adverse circumstances. 

( 2 ) Opposing – hostile

Your adverse criticism has hurt her feelings. 

There was an adverse reaction to your proposals. 

( 3 ) Harmful

There are adverse effects of this medicine. 

Averse : 

( 1 ) Opposed to something – not liking something

He seems to be averse to hard work. 

They are averse to honesty and rectitude. 

What is the difference between Admission and Admittance?

 
What is the difference between Admission and Admittance? : 
Admission : 

( 1 ) Entering or being allowed to enter a building or society or a club or school or college and so on

Admission to the club is restricted to its members only. 

Admission to this university depends on the examination results. 

How does one gain admission to a medical college? 
Admittance : 

( 1 ) Allowing somebody or being allowed to enter especially a private place – right of entry

He was refused admittance to the house. 

No admittance – Keep out. 

What is the difference between Addition and Edition?

 
What is the difference between Addition and Edition? : 
Addition : 

( 1 ) Adding especially calculating the total of two or more numbers

The sign + stands for addition. 

( 2 ) Person or thing added

She will be a very useful addition to our team. 

Edition : 

( 1 ) Forum in which a book is published

It is a paperback edition of the book. 

( 2 ) The total number of copies of a book, newspaper issued at one time. 

This is the revised edition of the book titled INTERVIEW MANUAL. 

This is the morning edition of the newspaper. 

We have brought out the seventh edition of his book.

What is the difference between Addicted and Devoted?

 
What is the difference between Addicted and Devoted? : 
Addicted : 

( 1 ) Unable to stop taking or using something due to habit

He had become addicted to drugs. 

( 2 ) Strongly interested in something – being a hobby or pastime

Are you addicted to TV soap operas? 

Devoted : 

( 1 ) Very loyal or loving

I am devoted to my friends. 

I am devoted to his parents. 

Are you devoted to your wife? 

What is the difference between Add and Odd?

 
What is the difference between Add and Odd? : 
Add : (verb) 

( 1 ) Put something together with something else so as to increase the size, number, amount, etc…

Many words have been added to this edition of this dictionary. 

This was an added disappointment. 

This trip adds to my expenses. 

Odd : (adjective) 

( 1 ) Strange, unusual, peculiar

She gets odder as she gets older. 

He wears rather odd clothes. 

( 2 ) Extra, surplus, left over

He made a cushion out of odd bits of materials. 

( 3 ) A little, more than

This hall has five-hundred odd seats. 

It will cost two thousand odd rupees. 

( 4 ) Occasional, not regular and fixed

You should weed the garden at odd times. 

Do you have odd minutes to help me with this? 

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