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Confusing Words - IV

 Confusing Words - IV


(1) exercise vs. exorcize

exercise (verb) : use or practice the mind or body in some activity.

exorcize (verb) : to drive something out, with particular reference to an evil spirit.

(2) esoteric vs. eclectic

esoteric (adj.) : designed for the select few or intended for only a small number of people.

eclectic (adj.) : the best of something selected from a number of sources.

(3) evince vs. evoke

evince (verb) : to exhibit or show something

evoke (verb) : bring something to mind or actually cause it as a response.

(4) erupt vs. irrupt

erupt (verb) : to burst out

irrupt (verb) : to burst in

(5) enquire vs. inquire

enquire (verb) : used when asking for information.

inquire (verb) : used for collecting information when conducting an investigation.

(6) enormousness vs. enormity

enormousness (adj.) : state of being much larger than expected.

enormity (adj.) : something outrageously or horrifyingly large, such as a crime.

(7) faint vs. feint

faint (verb) : dizziness, a loss of consciousness.

feint (noun) : pretended punch in boxing.

(8) famous vs. infamous

famous (adj.) : widely known and is usually good or praiseworthy.

infamous (adj.) : widely known and is bad or to be deplored.

(9) formerly vs. formally

formerly (adv.) : previously, earlier

formally (adv.) : in a formal manner

(10) foreword vs. forward

foreword (noun) : introduction to a book

forward (adv.) : near or towards the front

(11) flounder vs. founder

flounder (verb) : to struggle in an attempt to retain control in a situation.

founder (verb) : to sink to the bottom or collapse.

(12) gamble vs. gambol

gamble (noun) : to risk or chance something.

gambol (verb) : to frisk or leap out playfully.

(13) grisly vs. grizzly

grisly (adj.) : terrible, horrible

grizzly (noun) : a species of bear

(14) gibe/jibe vs. gybe

gibe/jibe (verb) : to mock someone 

gybe (verb) : to shift direction (as applied to a sailing ship).

(15) hoard vs. horde

hoard (verb) : store or accumulate things in huge quantities.

horde (noun) : a large group of people.


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