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Confusing words on GRE - II

We bring to you the second list of the words that can get you confused in your GRE exam.

Go through the list and don't forget to make a journal of the words that seem unfamiliar.

Also, keep practicing the word lists that we have already posted on the blog.

Confusing Words - II

(1) bereaved vs. bereft 
Bereaved (adj.): Person deprived of someone, often a relative, through their death.
Bereft (adj.): Person deprived of anything at all.

(2) behoves vs. becomes
Behoves (verb): Something that is right or necessary.
Becomes (verb): Something fitting, appropriate or well suited.

(3) blench vs. blanch
Blench (verb): Go pale through fear or some strong emotion.
Blanch (verb): Often used of the part of the body that turns pale.

(4) biannual vs. biennial
Biannual (adj.): Happens twice a year.
Biennial (adj.): Happens once every two years.

(5) between vs. among
Between (preposition, adverb): Involving two parties.
Among (preposition): Involving more than two parties.

(6) beside vs. besides
Beside (preposition): Next to something.
Besides (preposition): In addition to something.

(7) callous vs. callus
Callous (adj.): Cruelly insensitive.
Callus (noun): Area of hard skin on the feet or hands.

(8) caddie vs. caddy
Caddies (noun): A person who carries a golfer’s clubs and provides other assistance during a match.
Caddy (noun): Box for storing tea.

(9) canon vs. cannon
Canon (noun): Use of a cane as a measuring rod.
Cannon (noun): Use of a cane as a tube, a gun or piece of artillery.

(10) capital vs. capitol
Capital (noun): Town or city that is a country’s seat of government.
Capitol (noun): State house in USA i.e. the building that houses a state’s legislature.

(11) canvas vs. canvass
Canvas (noun): (i)Coarse cloth used for making tents and sales. (ii)Cloth that artists paints on.
Canvass (verb): To solicit support from voters before an election.

(12) council vs. counsel
Council (noun): Body of people who meet for discussion or consultation.
Counsel (verb): Advice.

(13) credence vs. credit
Credence (noun): Believe something as true.
Credit (verb): To believe in something.

(14) corporal vs. corporeal
Corporal (noun): To do directly with the body.
Corporeal (adj.): Something intended for the body or that has a bodily substance.

(15) contemptible vs. contemptuous
Contemptible (adj.): Despised or held in contempt for some reason.
Contemptuous (adj.): Person expresses contempt for someone or something else.

(16) condole vs. console
Condole (verb): Express sympathy with somebody.
Console (verb): Give sympathy or comfort.

(17) correspondent vs. co-respondent
Correspondent (noun): Person who writes letter on a regular basis.
Co-respondent (noun): A person(usually a man) accused of committing adultery in a divorced case, the other person(usually a woman) being the respondent.

(18) catholic vs. Catholic
catholic (adj.): Something general or universal.
Catholic (noun): Roman Catholic church.

(19) cavil vs. carp
Cavil (verb): Raise irritating or trivial objections.
Carp (verb): Find fault, often pettily and unreasonably.

(20) ceremonial vs. ceremonious
Ceremonial (adj.): Something proper for a ceremony.
Ceremonious (adj.): Done with great ceremony, that is, extremely politely or formally.

(21) censor vs. censure
Censor (verb): Ban or suppress something, often on moral grounds.
Censure (verb): Criticize or find fault.

(22) chafe vs. chaff
Chafe (verb): Irritate or be annoyed.
Chaff (noun): (i) Light - hearted joking. (ii) Husks separated from seeds during threshing.

(23) curb vs. kerb
Curb (verb): Restrain.
Kerb (noun): Edge of pavement.

(24) complacent vs. complaisant vs. compliant
Complacent (adj.): Feeling of self - satisfaction.
Complaisant (adj.): Willingness to comply or oblige.
Compliant (adj.): Actual complying or obliging, whether willingly or not.

(25) career vs. careen
Career (verb): To go rapidly and even dangerously.
Careen (verb): Sway or tilt dangerously to one side.

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