Readers,
Some words sound same but have different meaning. These words often confuse us in error finding questions. Here given most important words which confuse & misuse us. Kindly have a look.
S.No
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WORD
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MEANING
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1
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Accept
Except
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· To receive a thing
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2.
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Expect
Suspect
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· To hope
· To apprehend
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3.
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Adopt
Adept
Adapt
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· To accept/ to take another person’s child legally
· Proficient
· To change accordingly
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4.
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Allude
Elude
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· Refer to
· To escape
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5.
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Alternate
Alternative
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· One after another
· Available instead/ substitute
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6.
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Aural
Oral
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· Of ear
· Verbal
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7.
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Access
Excess
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· Approach
· More than due
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8.
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Averse
Adverse
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· To dislike
· Unfavourable
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9.
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Advice (N)
Advise (V)
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· An opinion
· To offer an opinion
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10.
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Affect (V)
Effect (N)
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· To influence
· Result
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11.
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Apposite
Opposite
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· Proper
· In front of/ contrary
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12.
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Amend
Emend
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· To improve
· To remove the mistakes
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13.
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Amoral
Immoral
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· Having no moral sense
· Not conforming to moral standards
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14.
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Antics
Antiques
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· Tricks
· Ancient pieces of art
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15.
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Appraise
Apprise
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· Assess the quality/ values of
· Inform
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16.
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Allusion
Illusion
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· Indirect reference
· Deception
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17.
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Beside
Besides
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· By the side of
· Apart from
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18.
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Bridle
Besides
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· Headgear of horse
· Related to bride/ bridegroom
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19.
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Beneficial
Beneficiary
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· Useful
· One who receives benefit
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20.
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Boar
Bore
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· A pig
· To tolerate or to produce (V2 of bear)
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21.
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Bought
Brought
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· V2 and V3 of buy
· V2 and V3 of bring
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22.
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Catch
Hold
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· To take hold of something when it is moving
· To take hold of something when it is static
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23.
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Childish
Childlike
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· Foolish
· Innocent
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24.
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Continual
Continuous
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· Happening repeatedly
· Without break
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25.
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Credible
Creditable
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· Believable
· Praiseworthy, honourable
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26.
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Censure
Censor
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· To criticize
· Official licensing of films etc.
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27.
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Canon
Cannon
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· Rule
· A powerful gun fixed to wheels
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28.
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Canvas
Canvass |
· Coarse cloth
· Visit houses to get political support
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29.
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Cemetery
Symmetry
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· A burial place
· Harmony
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30.
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Casual
Causal
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· Not formal, not taking much interest
· Relating to cause
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31.
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Climactic
Climatic
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· Relating to climax
· Relating to climate
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32.
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Coarse
Course
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· Rough
· A line of action
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33.
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Confidant
Confident
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· A person who is entrusted with secrets. Sure and certain.
· Sure and certain
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34.
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Contagious
Contiguous
Infectious
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· A disease that spreads by contact
· Near
· A disease that spreads by air or water
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35.
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Corps
Corpse
Carcass
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· A division of army
· A dead body
· The dead body of a large animal
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36.
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Conscious
Conscientious
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· To know
· With a sense of duty
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37.
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Complain (V)
Complaint (N)
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· To say that something is wrong or not satisfactory
· A report of a problem
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38/.
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Complacent
Complaisant
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· Self-satisfied
· Obedient and complaint
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39.
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Complement
Compliment
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· N-a thing that completes or improves. V-add to something in a way that it improves
· A remark of admiration
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40.
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Custom
Comprise
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· Social usage
· Personal usage
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41.
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Compose
Comprise
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· Make up the whole
· Consist of
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42.
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Career
Carrier
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· Course through life
· That which carries
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43.
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Credible
Credulous
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· Believable
· Too ready to believe
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44.
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Discreet
Discrete
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· Careful not to cause offence by speech or behaviour
· Separate, distinct
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45.
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Disease
Decease
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· Ailment or illness
· Death
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46.
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Decent
Descent
Dissent
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· Nice, respectable
· Downward motion
· Difference of opinion
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47.
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Dual
Duel
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· With two parts
· A fight between two persons using guns or swords.
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48.
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Deface
Efface
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· Disfigure
· Wipeout
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49.
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Deny
Decline
Refuse
Refute
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· To declare untrue
· Refuse to accept an offer.
· Show unwillingness towards
· Prove wrong
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50.
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Defy
Deify
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· To break the law
· To make someone or something a god
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51.
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Defuse
Diffuse
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· Remove the tension
· Spread out; not clear or concise
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52.
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Desert
Dessert
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· N- An area where there is little rain
· V- To leave someone
· Sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal
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53.
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Depression
Depreciation
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· Hollow/ A mental state of despair.
· Undervalue
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54.
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Disinterested
Uninterested
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· Impartial
· Not interested
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55.
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Delightful
Delicious
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· Very pleasant
· Pleasing to taste
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56.
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Deprecate
Depreciate
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· To hate
· To reduce in value
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57.
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Defective
Deficient
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· Having a certain imperfection
· Lacking something
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58.
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Decided
Decisive
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· Clear and definite
· Deciding
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59.
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Effective
Efficacious
Efficient
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· Producing effect
· Able to produce the desired result
· Competent
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60.
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Elicit
Illicit
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· To get or produce something
· Illegal or disapproved of by society
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61.
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Economical
Economic
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· Involving less expenditure
· Relating to economy
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62.
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Enduring
Endurable
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· Existing for a long time
· Bearable
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63.
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Gate
Gait
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· An entrance
· A particular way of walking
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64.
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Intense
Intensive
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· Extreme and forceful
· Involving a lot of effort
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65.
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Metre
Meter
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· A unit of length
· A device used to measure the amount of something that is used
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66.
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Vain
Vein
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· Not successful/ arrogant
· Tube the carries blood to the heart in our body
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67.
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Vocation
Vacation
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· Profession
· Holidays
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68.
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Violence
Violation
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· Force
· Infringement of law
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69.
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Wither
Whither
Weather
Whether
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· To fade
· Where
· Atmospheric condition (of a short period)
· ‘Whether…..or’ is a co-relative
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70.
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Wave
Waive
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· Raised mass of water in sea/ to move
· To give up
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