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Class-16 [Confusing Words/Homophones]

S.No. Words with Example

1. Story=Account of any event कहानी


Storey =Floor तल
**Store- टोर + y=yes
2. Meet=To Encounter
Meat=Animal Flesh
Mete=Distribute
3. Hare [N]=Rabbit खरगोश
Hear [V]=To sense sound by ear
Here[Adverb]=in this place
4. Piece=Part of a whole
Peace=Serenity
5. A lot=A quantity, Many of something यादा
Allot=To divide or portion out आवंटन करना
6. Peek=To look furtively छपकर ताकना
Peak=Pinnacle शखर
Pique=Irritation नाराजगी
7. Device[N]=A plan, a tool
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Devise[V]=To create
1. Bell invented the telephone, a device that allows people to communicate over distances.
2. The prisoner's goal was to devise a plan to escape from prison
(1) As part of their course, the students had to (device, devise) a plan to make money.
(2) The (device, devise) that the students invented enabled them to make money.
8. Zest=Enthusiasm उ साह
Jest=Joke मज़ाक करना
9. Weak=Not strong
Week=Seven days
10. Verbatim is word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally Corresponding word for word
translation एक - एक श द क यथावत पु नरावत
• word for word, letter for letter
Verbiage= Overabundance of words/ Excessively lengthy speech श द का भंडार
Verbose = Containing more words than necessary श द से भरा
11. Verbal =Relating to words शाि दक
Oral =Spoken मौ खक
Aural=Of ear कान से स बि धत
12. Persecute, a verb, means to oppress or put to death, usually because of religion, politics, or race. सताना
Prosecute, a verb, means to bring a lawsuit against someone in a court of law.- मु कदमा चलाना

During the Second World War the Jews were persecuted by Hitler.
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The law clearly states that intoxicated drivers will be prosecuted.
(1) The government will (persecute, prosecute) you if you do not pay your taxes
13. Enduring=Existing for a long time टकाऊ
Endurable=Bearable सहने यो य
14. Decided=Clear and definite नणय कया हु आ ( नि चत)
Decisive=Deciding नणायक
15. Respective=Particular अलग –अलग , व श ट
Respectable=Worthy of respect स मानीय
Respectful=Showing respect स मानजनक
16. Defective=Having a certain imperfection ु टपू ण
Deficient=lacking something कमी होना
17. Incumbent=To be necessary ज र
Recumbent=Lying down लेता हु आ
18. Practical=Effective / Realistic
Practicable=Able to be done
19. Disinterested=Impartial न प
Uninterested=Not interested दलच पी न होना
20. Violence हंसा / हार Force
Violation नयम क अवहे लना Infringement of law
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21. Fair, an adjective, means honest and just, such as a fair judge.
Fair, a noun, means an event, such as a fall fair

Fare means the sum of money that one pays to ride public transportation, such as a taxi, bus, or train.
The student had little money left for gifts at Christmas after he paid the taxi fare from the train station to his home.

(1) The university student did not consider it (fair, fare) that he had to pay his own way home at Christmas.
(2) The tourist was surprised that the ferry (fair, fare) was so expensive in that part of the world.

22. Imply, a verb, means to suggest.


Infer, a verb, means to conclude.
The instructor implied that his students lacked a work ethic.
The students inferred from the instructor's comments that they were not studious.
Trick: The speaker implies and the listener infers. The listener draws conclusions from what the speaker says.

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