Collection of Confusing Words - Study Material For Various Departmental Examination

Word NO I	Meaning of word No I	Word NO II	Meaning of Word No II
Accept	Admit	Except	Excluding
Access	Obtain or retrieve from a storage device	Excess	Going beyond limits
Insure	Providing financial compensation in the event of damage	Ensure	to make sure
Affect	Mental state	Effect	The result of an action
Amend	Make improvements to	Emend	Correct mistake in
Ball	Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games	Bale	A large bundle bound for storage or transport
Born	Massive plantigrade carnivorous	Borne	Cause to be born
Buy	Obtain by purchase	By	‘A preposition with a range of meaning s’
Calendar	A system of timekeeping	Colander	Bowl-shaped strainer,  used to wash or drain foods
Cannon	A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels	Canon	A rule or especially body of rules
Complement	a complete number	Compliment	A remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
Council	A body serving in an administrative capacity	Counsel	A lawyer who pleads cases in court
Currant	A Piece of dried fruit	Current	Moving stream of water  in the sea Happening Now
Defuse	Remove the triggering device	Diffuse	Move outward
Disassemble	take apart into its constituent pieces	Dissemble	Make believe with the intent to deceive
Factious	Dissenting with the majority opinion	Fractious	Easily irritated or annoyed
foreword	A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book	Forward	Moving forward
Lose	Fail to keep	Loose	Not tight
Prescribe	Issue commands or orders	Proscribe	Command against
Waiver	A formal written statement of relinquishment	Waver	Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Stationery	Paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters	Stationary	Standing still
Altar	The table in Christian churches	Alter	Cause to change
Farther	Physical distance	Further	Abstract differences
More	Comparing exactly two things	Most	Comparing more than two things
Roll	A piece of Paper	Role	A part in a play
Adverse -	Harmful	Averse	Having a strong dislike
Biannual -	Twice a year	Biennial	Taking place every two years
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