Exercise-2
Confusion Of Words
- Bridal (belonging to a bride or wedding). At the time of her marriage, she looked very charming in the bridal dress.
 Bridle (horse’s reins). A horse can be controlled with a bridle.
- Canvas (a coarse cloth). His shoes are made of canvas.
Canvass (to make propaganda, to ask for votes or support). The party workers are canvassing for their candidate.
- Cast (to throw). He cast a stone in the water.
Caste (sect or community). Some people look down upon the members of lower castes.
- Casual (cursory, not careful or serious). He is very casual in the matter of his dress.
Causal (of a cause). What is the causal connection between these two events?
- Check (restraint, control/to control, evaluate). The teacher checked my essay.
Cheque (order to draw money from a bank). The bank clerk cashed my cheque.
- Childish (like a child— used in a bad sense). Don’t behave in a childish manner.
 Childlike (like a child — used in a good sense). Mahatma Gandhi had a childlike simplicity.
- Cite (to quote or refer to). He lawyer cited many cases in the defence of his client.
 The site (some marked place). This is the site for a new hospital.
- Coarse (rough). He generally wears garments made of coarse cloth.
 Course (syllabus, series, etc.). Have you completed your course of medicine?
- Collision (a violent meeting, striking against each other) There was a collision between a car and a truck.
 Collusion (a secret agreement for evil purposes). In our country, there is often a collision between the politicians and the criminals.
- Comity (courtesy). His behaviour is marked with comity.
Committee (a group of persons). The committee is having a meeting in the hall.
- Complement (the person or thing which fulfils or completes) The husband and wife are the complements of each other.
Compliment (praise, flattery). Her admirers pay her great compliments.
- Contagious (infections). T.B. is a contagious disease.
Contiguous (adjoining). My house is contiguous to the college.
- Continual (repeated). He is getting continual complaints from the principal about her son’s behaviour.
Continuous (uninterrupted). It has been raining continuously for three hours.
- Corporal (of the body).I am against corporal punishment for children.
Corporeal (pertaining to the body). She spends most of her time in corporeal care.
- Council (assembly or committee). The council has decided to improve the condition of the city.
 Counsel (advice). You should act upon good counsel.
- Credible (that may be believed). The police did not find his story credible.
 Creditable (bringing honour respec).Kapil Dev’s achievement in cricket is credible.
- Dairy (a place where milk, cream, etc. are supplied). He works on a dairy farm.
Diary (a personal record of the events of one’s life). It is a good habit to keep a diary.
- Decent (fairly good). He leads a decent life.
 Descent (coming down). The descent from the hill was easy.
 Dissent (disagreement). There was no voice of dissent in the meeting.
- Definite (exact, certain). Please adopt a definite plan for success.
Definitive (decisive, conclusive). Our army had a definitive victory in the battle.
- Defy (to challenge, to oppose). The crowd defied the police order and took out a procession.
 Deify (to respect or worship somebody or something like a god). Indians deify the forces and objects of nature like the wind, the sun, fire, etc.
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