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Monday, March 17, 2008
~~Adapted from The Grammar Bible, Vocabulary Chapter. :)
1) adverse, averse
While both words are derogatory in meaning, adverse means opposing or antagonistic; whereas averse means to oppose strongly or repulse.
2) anxious, eager
Anxious can mean worried or nervous about a certain event or excited, while eager is the synonym for excited. Hence if you want to replace excited with another word, you can use these words.
3) complement, compliment
Complement means "to make a perfect match of something or make something perfect", while a compliment is an expression of praise of admiration.
4) continual, continuous
While both words indicate a constant series of events, continual should only be used when there is an occasional interruption. Continuous should only be used when there is no stop and the events are in an endless series.
5) deprecate, depreciate
To deprecate is to belittle somebody; to depreciate is to lower in value.
6) disinterested, uninterested
Yes, there IS such a word as disinterested. Disinterested means that the person has a lack of feeling or is indifferent about something. Uninterested is used when the person wishes to actively avoid a matter altogether.
7) emigrate, immigrate
Emigrate from and immigrate to are collocations. Obviously you can already get the meaning by looking at the prepositions that succeeds the verb.
8) naked
In A Chinese Cinderella, I stumbled upon this word and discovered that naked in this case is unprotected.
9) motive, motif
Motive is a force that drives you to act towards a certain end. Motif is a recurring theme.
10) regretful, regrettable
One feels regretful when (s)he is filled with sorrow. Regrettable should only be used in situations when someone deserves regret.
More to come........
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