Identical twin sisters get married to two different men.

And how important it is for the two husbands to discrete their respective wives for the discreet-actions. Rings a bell-Discrete V/s Discreet? That is what HOMONYMS are

Homonyms (words which sound similar; but have different meanings) have nuances about them; especially with respect to their usage. Below I am presenting the 50-50 playground of HOMONYMS-a few of the most common pairs with correct definitions, memory key & examples.

Read the rest of the words here - http://www.akashgautam.com/blog (The article is titled HOMONYMS : NOT A PROBLEM ANYMORE )

Trust me, a careful study of this note ; will put you in a good stead for many a occasion and further many a competitive exam e.g. CAT, CLAT, GMAT , GRE , Bank PO, CSAT etc

Enjoy reading a few of them every day. Do not try to mug up in a day or otherwise. It is only when you start to apply / use these words that these words will become a permanent part of your usage repertoire.

Do not work on these words with a tensed mind. Remember: - HAPPY and ENERGETIC people are more successful. Good things are meant to be SHARED.

If you find VALUE in this note : - SHARE it with your friends.

Thanks for showing us your LOVE by doing that- You are making a DIFFERENCE. Let us begin:-

1. AMORAL VS IMMORAL

AMORAL - 'not concerned with morality', Studying is an AMORAL activity. We study because it is our duty and right to gain knowledge. It is not associated with our morals. IMMORAL - 'not conforming to accepted standards of morality'. Cheating in exams is an IMMORAL activity as it flouts the rule of examinations.

Memory key: immoral has an I- I can do something which is not moral- I am not moral.

2. ALL READY VS ALREADY

ALL READY-prepared Lunch was all ready when the guests arrived.

ALREADY-by this time The lunch was already smelling bad when the guests arrived.

Memory key:a. ALL READY is separated. Jisme extra L hai usko alag kar do and take the meaning ofall and ready individually. You will get the phrase. Example: a. By the time we were ALL READY to leave for the movie, it had ALREADY started.

3. ALTOGETHER VS ALL TOGETHER

ALTOGETHER - entirely Altogether, I thought that the student's presentation was well planned.

ALL TOGETHER- gathered, with everything in one place We were all together at the family reunion last spring.

Memory key: a. The same goes with all together as with all ready. The one with an extra L is to be separated into two words. In altogether, the words all and together are joined entirely and it also means entirely.

Example: a. When friends are ALL TOGETHER, it is fun ALTOGETHER.

4. AMIABLE VS AMICABLE AMIABLE - showing good- natured personal qualities, affable, friendly AMICABLE- peaceful, agreeable, harmonious

Memory key: a. AMIABLE can be written as am + I + able to be friends with you. b. AMICABLE has a CABLE which connects to establish peace and harmony. We use amiable for people and amicable for events or situations.

Example: a. Due to the AMIABLE nature of the new neighbors in the locality, we could come to anAMICABLE settlement of the dispute that had taken place.

5. CAPITAL VS CAPITOL

CAPITAL-seat of government. Also financial resources. The capital of Virginia is Richmond

OR The firm had enough capital to build the new plant.

CAPITOL-the actual building in which the legislative body meets The governor announced his resignation in a speech given at the capitol today.

Memory key:a. Capitol will be in a Capital city. b.The one with an O is a building.

Example: a.At the capitol, the government announced the amount of capital employed in the upcoming project.

6. CONSCIENCE VS CONSCIOUS

CONSCIENCE-sense of right and wrong The student's conscience kept him from cheating on the exam.

CONSCIOUS-awake I was conscious when the burglar entered the house.

Memory Key:a. Science states-what is right and wrong-jisme SCIENCE hai-wo right ya wrong ke baare me baatega- CONSCIENCE.

Example: a. Be CONSCIOUS of your CONSCIENCE else life will slip into a state of unconsciousness

7. COMPALCENT VS COMPLAISANT

COMPLACENT - 'smug and self-satisfied' COMPLAISANT - which means 'willing to please', obliging, gracious

Memory key: Complaisant refers to showing pleasant behavior.

Example: a. Atharv is very obedient, agreeable and gracious: a COMPALAISANT child. I feelCOMPLACENT of my parentage.

Remember this way: SRK in the movie YES BOSS sings to Juhi - main koi aisa geet gaaon, ki aarzoo jagaun, agar tum kahotumko bulaun, ki palkein bichaun, kadam tum jahan jahan rakhohe is willing to please her. He is being complaisant. In the same movie he sings : jo bhi chahun, wo main paaon, zindagi se, jeet jaaonbass itna sa khwaab hai here, he wishes to be self satisfied i.e. complacent.

8. INGENIOUS VS INGENUOUS

INGENIOUS: creatively intelligent, cleverly inventive INGENUOUS: candid, free from reserve or restraint; nave/innocent.

Memory key: a. Ingenious has the word GENIOUS which itself has the meaning. b. Ingenuous- remember genuine. Jo sahi hai, innocent hai, saccha hai (candid)

Examples: a. Anu Malik INGENUOUSLY told the media that the song was his INGENIOUS work. As if, the world around is deaf.

9. LOATH VS LOATHE

LOATH: reluctant, unwilling LOATHE: dislike greatly

Example: a.I LOATHINGLY accompanied my mom to her kitty party; something I LOATHEabsolutely. b. Atharv to his mom, I loath going to school and I loathe studying. There are no pretty girls in my class.

10. PERSPICUOUS VS PERSPICACIOUS

PERSPICUOUS: 'expressing things clearly'. To be a motivational trainer, you need to be perspicuous.

PERSPICACIOUS: which means 'having a ready understanding of things / keenness in judgement. Being perspicacious is very important to be a successful HR manager.

Memory key:

a. Picuous speaks and Picacious listens.

Example: a. Communication will improve only when we are both- perspicuous and perspicacious.

11. STATIONARY VS STATIONERY

STATIONARY-standing still The accident was my fault because I ran into a stationary object. A se Aam ka Tree ; jo kee khada rehtaa haiSTATIONARY.

STATIONERY- writing paper, pencil etc.

Memory Key:a. PENCIL/PEN has E

Example:a. Mom scolded Akash wo stationery shop stationary haikahin bhaag nahi rahi hai. Khana khane ke baad chale jaana. Jisme A hai wo khada rehta hai!!!!!

12. THAN VS THEN

THAN - use with comparisons I would rather go out to eat than eat at the dining hall.

THEN - at that time, or next I studied for my exam for seven hours, and then I went to bed.

Memory Key:a. GF to BF, if you promise to love me more THAN before, THEN only I will come back to you.. Bf said, then let it be.

13. THEIR, THERE AND THEYRE

THEIR-possessive form of they Their house is at the end of the block.

THERE-indicates location (Key: think of "here and there")

There goes my chance of winning the lottery!

THEY'RE-contraction for "they are" They're in Himachal for the summer--again!

Memory key: a. Their house is over there. Theyre moving in tomorrow. b. Take it this way- their / there/ theyre : unka /wahan/ wo log.

14. VENAL Vs VENIAL

VENAL: susceptible to bribery, corruptible VENIAL:- is used in Christian theology in reference to sin (a venial sin, unlike a mortal sin, is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace). It thus means, a pardonable sin.

Example:a. Being venal is not a venial crime under the court of lawbhrashtachar maafi ke layak nahi hai (bhrashtachar venial nahi hai).

15. CANNON AND CANON

CANNON - A large mounted weapon that fires heavy projectiles. Cannon include guns, howitzers, and mortar. CANON - A secular law,rule or code of law.

Memory Keys:a. If u CAN follow CANON, it wud be turn ON ,f u CANNOT, turn ur face to CANNON. b.The Government passed a CANON..to preserve the old CANNONS.

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September 18, 2011 by Akash Gautam | 16 Comments

First things first the write up is not about Honeymoon : Not a Problem anymore. Read carefully ! I do not do Honeymoon Consultancy. Identical twin sisters get married to two different men. And, how important it is for the two husbands to discrete their respective wives for the discreet-actions. Rings a bell-Discrete V/s Discreet? That is what HOMONYMS are Homonyms (words which sound similar; but have different meanings) have nuances about them; especially with respect to their usage. Presenting below the 35 of the 50 HOMONYMS pairs - some of the most common pairs with correct definitions, memory keys & examples. The rest 15 can be read HERE ( notes section) Trust me a careful study of this note ; will put you in a good stead for many a occasion and further for many a competitive exam e.g. CAT, CLAT, GMAT , GRE , Bank PO, CSAT etc Enjoy reading a few of them every day. Do not try to mug up in a day or otherwise. It is only when you start to apply / use these words that these words will become a permanent part of your usage repertoire. Do not work on these words with a tensed mind. Remember: - HAPPY and ENERGETIC people are more successful. Good things are meant to be SHARED. If you find VALUE in this blog post: SHARE it with your friends by either pressing the SHARE button below (FB) or by TWEETING it (Both the buttons / icons are at the end of this blog post). Thanks for showing us your LOVE by doing that- You are making a DIFFERENCE. Let us begin:1. ABJURE V/S ADJURE ADJURE Memory I ADJURE you to ABJURE your bad habits. Examples:a). b). Beautiful song from Euphoria: Duniya those parayi ABJURE karke Old aajasau rab di tujhe movies ek vaari :aaja.(I ADJURE {request} you to come once). Remember BOLLYWOOD Actress (To Villain):- Main tumse vinti karti hoon (ADJURE) usse chor do..tum jo bologe main karne karne ko tayaar
hoon.

means

to

request

earnestly. tip:

ABJURE means to renounce,to disown.

c).

Actress(to

hero)

:-

Main

tumhare

bache

ki

maa

banne

wali

hoon.

Hero:- Nahi!!!! yeh mera bachha nahi hai..usse gira do (ABJURE kar do). 2. ACCEPT VS EXCEPT ACCEPTEXCEPTto to take receive or leave something out India ACCEPTED its defeat at the hands of Australia. All the children were given a share in the property EXCEPT Manav. Have a look at the pictures:-

Picture (1) Pic(2) All were dressed in blue EXCEPT one. Memory Example: key: ACCEPT has an A which means something is

Picture (2)

Pic(1) Mr Munaf Patel ACCEPTED the award for being the best motivational speaker in India. being added.

EXCEPT has an E which means something is being ejected (left out)

An ideal Indian Husband- can ACCEPT everything in his life EXCEPT his wife having an extra marital.

3. AMBIGUOUS VS AMBIVALENT AMBIGUOUS - having more than one meaning, open to different interpretations. AMBIVALENT - having mixed feelings. For e.g: The expensive Amby valley gives you an ambivalent feeling- whether its worth it or not- mixed emotions. Memory key: In science, we had studied Copper has two valencies-Cupric & Cuprous aka Ambivalent. Examples: a). The tenants character sounded a bit AMBIGUOUS. Hence, the landlady was AMBIVALENT about renting her apartment. b). The prospective grooms family background looked AMBIGUOUS so the brides family were AMBIVALENT about
accepting their offer.

Have a look at the images:

Picture (1): It is difficult to understand whether its two faces or a vase. The image is ambiguous. Picture (2): if you say yes and no to a question, it means you are ambivalent. Feeling two emotions at the same time. 4. AFFECT VS EFFECT Just remember the picture that follows and youll never forget Affect Vs Effect.

Picture

(1)-

The

venom

affected

the

villain.

Picture (2) The effect of nail was notorious. AFFECT: Affect with an a means to influence, as in, The venom affected the villian Or to act as in She affected an air of superiority. EFFECT: Effect with an e means a result as in The effect of the nail was notorious or The lighting effects were spectacular. Rule: Barring a few exceptions, Affect is used as a verb and effect as a noun. Its easy to remember with the picture.
The Venom affected the Villain, Remember the Vs in the sentence and youll remember that affected is a verb. And The effect of nail was notorious, Remember the Ns and youll know that effect is a noun.

And once you remember that Affect with an a is generally used as a Verb and Effect with an e is generally used as a Noun, youll get it in 95% of the sentences. Exceptions: Well, affect can be used as a noun when youre talking about psychologyit means the mood that someone appears to have. For example, She displayed a happy affect. Psychologists find it useful because they know that you can never really understand what someone else is feeling. You can only know how they appear to be feeling. And, effect can be used as a verb that essentially means to bring about, or to accomplish. For example, you could say, Kapil Sabil hoped to effect change in the education system. 5. ALLUSION VS ILLUSION ALLUSION-an indirect reference The boyfriend made an allusion to not getting married early.

ILLUSION-a false perception of reality, a dream They saw a mirage: that is a type of ILLUSION- one sees in the desert. Illusion of an oasis is not the Allusion that water is nearby. Examples:a). Allusion b). (synonym: Song:innuendo) Yeh tera means zikhr hai,can ishara.-Jeene be sung
ke ALLUSIONS mil gaye.

Guzzarishs

as:-

Yeh

tera ALLUSION hai

c). Illusion: Billo rani says: Raah mein tune mujhe roka hai, isme koi na koi ILLUSION hai. 6. APART VS A PART APARTOR My old car fell apart before we reached California. A PART-to be joined with The new course was a part of the new field of study at the university. OR A part of this plan involves getting started at dawn. Example:A boyfriend says to girlfriend- even though we are apart from each otherwe are still a part of each other.

to

be

separated

The chain-link fence kept the angry dogs apart.

7. ASCENT VS ASSENT ASCENT climb, upward movement, moving to a higher degree or state The planes ascent made my ears pop. ASSENT-agreement The martian assented to undergo experiments. Memory Ascent has a c for climb. In Assent there is an agreement between two S that they will stay together. Example: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay assented that they will ascent the Mt. everest and conquer it together. key:-

The two men ASSENTED (picture 1) to ASCEND (picture 2) the mountain together.

8. BREATH VS BREATHE BREATH-noun, air inhaled or exhaled You could see his breath in the cold air. BREATHE-verb, to inhale or exhale If you dont breathe, then you are dead. Memory Breathe has an extra E. So, it has to work more. Zada letters zada kaam. Hence, it is a verb. key:

Example:
CAT is finally over. I need to BREATHE. Let us go for a holiday and have a BREATH of fresh air.

9. COMPLEMENT VS COMPLIMENT COMPLEMENT (noun) something that completes; verb, to complete A nice dry white wine complements a seafood entree. COMPLIMENT-(noun) praise; verb, to praise The professor complimented Betty on her proper use of a comma. Memory Key:

Jab tak naa pade aashiq ki nazar(till the time he doesnt compliment) sringaar adhura rehta hai (beauty is not complemented)

Example:A COMPLIMENT by the husband COMPLEMENTS the wifes make up and dress up. 10. COUNCIL VS COUNSEL COUNCIL - a group that consults or advises The men and women on the council voted in favor of an outdoor concert in their town. A COUNCILLOR is a member of a council. COUNSEL-to The parole officer counseled the convict before he was released. A COUNSELLOR is someone who counsels. Memory CouncilCounsel- sell advice Example
We can say that I am in a COUNCIL that COUNSELS people i.e. SELL them advice.

advise

key: I :

11. CENSURE VS CENSOR CENSURE - means CENSOR - means Memory unwanted parts. Example:
The parents CENSURED the telecast of the movie kama sutra on national television because it was not CENSORED.

to suppress unacceptable

express parts of

strong (a book,

disapproval. film, etc.). key:

The boss censured his employees for coming late every day. The censored version of the film was released in India to suit the audiences. A censure makes sure you dont commit the same mistakes again whereas a censor refers to scissoring the

Have a look at the picures:-

Picture

(1)

- People

are

against-strong

disapproval

Picture (2)- To censor-to put an end-to remove-hence not meant to be seen/heard/spoken 12. CLIMACTIC VS CLIMATIC CLIMACTIC- forming CLIMATIC - which means relating to climate. Memory key: the word CLIMACTIC has an extra C which can be taken to stand for climax. Examples : a). It was raining cats and dogs in Delhi. b). The climatic conditions proved to be climactic for the trip. We had to abandon it midway. This picture and the following sentence might be of helpThe deteriorating CLIMATIC conditions of the world around may prove to be CLIMACTIC for life on earth.

climax.

13. CONTINUOUS VS CONTINUAL CONTINUOUS: primarily means without interruption, and can refer to space as well as time, as in the cliffs form a continuous line along the coast; CONTINUAL: on the other hand, typically means happening frequently, with intervals between, as in the bus service has been disrupted by continual breakdowns Memory the end which is far away and causes disruption. Example: Ruk jaana nahi, tu kabhi haar ke (keep going CONTINUOUSLY, without interruption) Thode anadi hain, thode khiladi, ruk ruk ke chalti hai apni gaadi (continual) Have a look at the Image:key: Continuous has U and S which appear continuously in the English alphabets. But continual has an L at

14. DISCREET VS DISCRETE DISCREET- careful not to attract attention or give offence DISCRETE - which means separate, distinct. Memory key: Discreet has two Es together but T separates them in Discrete.

Picture Examples:-

(1)

Bribery

is

done discreetly.

Picture (2) Two discrete bubbles.

Geeta and Seeeta were talking DISCREETLY at the back of the class. So, the teacher made them sit at DISCRETE places, away from each other.

15. FLAUNT VS FLOUT FLAUNT- means FLOUT- means openly disregard (a rule). Memory key: a).When Example:
The girls FLOUTED the dress code of the college by FLAUNTING their micro minis.

display

ostentatiously

you FLAUNT,

you

get

a taunt.

b).When you FLOUT, you are thrown out.

16. FOREGO VS FORGO FOREGO - means Memory comes from forgot. So it can be taken as you forgot so you had to without it. Have a look at the picture:precede, but is also a less common spelling for forgo. key: FORGO - means go without. Fore comes from before. So forego can be taken as before something i.e. precede. On the other hand, forgo

The Example:

man

left..without

the

other

-FORGO.

And is placed before him- FOREGO.(as in the picture)

Wife threatened the husband- Shopping can FOREGO the movie. But I cannot FORGO it today.

17. ELICIT VS ILLICIT ELICIT: to draw or bring out The teacher elicited the correct response from the student.

ILLICIT-illegal The drug lord was arrested for his illicit activities. Memory ILLICIT has a double L and ILLEGAL has a double L too. From this we can ELICIT that illicit means illegal. Example: The jailors ELCITED the truth revolving the ILLICIT drug racket in the city from the drunk thug. 18. EMINENT VS IMMANENT VS IMMINENT EMINENT-famous, The eminent doctor won the Physician of the Year award. IMMANENT-inherent or intrinsic The meaning of the poem was immanent, and not easily recognized. IMMINENT-ready to take place A fight between the two sisters becomes imminent from the moment the younger ones returns from her job in Patiala. Memory keys: a). The one with an A is very different. Jisme A hai wo ALAG sa hai. Imagine a typical saas bahu serial episode. When the bahuein got to know about the immanent value of their mother-in-laws jewellery, a game of politics and cold war became imminent. Yuddh toh hona hi tha. b).Being an EMINENT composer, A. R. Rehmans work was bound to be IMMANENT and hence fame
became IMMINENT for him.

key:

respected

c). The IMMANENT qualities make a person EMINENT and and hence, he becomesIMMINENT.(jaise, Sachin Tendulkar) 19. ITS VS ITS ITS-of ITS-contraction for it is Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Memory The apostrophe in ITS could be remembered as I- which will make it as IT IS. Example: Modifying the lines of a beautiful poem by John Keats:
A thing of beauty- ITS a joy forever. ITS beauty never dies.

or

belonging

to

it

The baby will scream as soon as its mother walks out of the room.

key :-

20. LOSE VS LOOSE LOSE -verb, to misplace or not win Mom glared at Atharv- If you lose that new lunchbox, dont even think of coming home! LOOSEnoun, to not be tight; verb (rarely used)to release The burglars pants were so loose that he was sure to lose the race with the cop chasing him. While awaiting trial, he was never set loose from jail because no one would post his bail. Example: a). If your LOOSE pants give in to gravity on stage, you might LOSE the chance of winningthe competition. b). With no news of the mass murderer on LOOSE, the authorities might LOSE public trust. 21. MENDACIOUS VS MENDICANT

MENDACIOUS: it Memory key: Remember Shakira Example: sings, hips them

refers

to

telling

lies

MENDICANT: it refers to the act of begging. like dont lie. i.e. Shakira hips are and not Fakira. MENDACIOUS

And fakira (shakira ka bhai) is a beggar who is begging i.e. is MENDICANT If you are mendacious in life most of the times, you will have to be mendicant later to win their trust back again.. 22. PRECEDE VS PROCEED PRECEDE-to Pre-writing precedes the rough draft of good papers. PROCEED-to go forward He proceeded to pass back the failing grades on the exam. Memory key: a). Example: a).A lunch at Taj PRECEDED the function. Then we PROCEEDED towards the station to see off the guests. b). The Indian wedding style the Naach Gaana PRECEDES all other ceremonies before the baraat PROCEEDS to
the mandap.

come

before

In precede, E comes

before

both

and

D.

b). In proceed, the Es move forward to be together.

23. PRINCIPAL VS PRINCIPLE PRINCIPAL-adjective, most important; noun, a person who has authority The principal (adj) ingredient in chocolate chip cookies is chocolate chips. The principal (noun) of the school does the announcements each morning. PRINCIPLE-a general or fundamental truth The study was based on the principle of gravity. Memory Principal ki har baat ka PALan karna padta hai. Principal has an A. Example:
The PRINCIPAL taught us many PRINCIPLES of life that were worth learning.

key:

24. PERQUISITE VS PREREQUISITE PERQUISITE: a perquisite is a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of ones position PREREQUISITE: something that is required as a prior condition for something else;prerequisite can also be an adjective, meaning required as a prior condition. Memory key: a). Prerequisite has Example: a). There are many PREREQUISITES that need to be fulfilled before you start enjoying your position at office and enjoy the PERQUISITES it gets you. b). Perquisite: authority and Prerequisite: responsibility a requirement; a prior condition to be fulfilled whereas, b). Perquisite- special right. Rhyme them and learn.

25. PROSCRIBE VS PRESCRIBE: PROSCIBE Memory <Ishq dee Gali wich No Entry =Ishq dee Gali wich entry PROSCRIBED> is a rather formal word meaning condemn or forbid. Key:PRESCRIBE - either issue a medical prescription or recommend with authority.

Example:
In his PRESCRIPTION to the patient, the oncologist PROSCRIBED the consumption of tobacco.

26. REIGN VS REIN REIGN: refers Memory G for gunda. Most kings behave like goondas during their reign. Example:
Under the REIGN of the British, many REINS (rok tok) were put on the Indians.

to

the

period

during

which

an

authority

is

in

throne. key:-

REIN: harness; to restrict

27. TITILLATE VS TITIVATE TITILLATE: TITIVATE: means adorn or smarten up. Memory When women titivate men have to wait. When men titillate, they do this act let kar (while lying down) Example:
TITIVATE hona hai mujhe Sajna ke liye taaqi wo TITILLATE kare

means

excite key:

Take a LOOK:-

28. TORTUOUS VS TORTUROUS TORTUOUS: full Memory Keys:a). Driving on the tortuous roads of hill stations can be torturous at times. The word that comes from torture can be remembered easily. of twists and turns or excessiverely lengthy and complex, TORTUROUS: which means characterized by pain or suffering.

b). Daily

soaps

on

Indian

television-

so tortuous that

it

is torturous to

watch

them.

(Kaun kiska pati hai, kaun kiska baccha hai, kaun zinda hai kaun mar chukka hai samajh hee nahi aata.) The image will clear the meanings:-

Being TORTUOUS , its TORTUROUS to solve the maze. 29. THROUGH, THREW, THOROUGH AND THOUGH THROUGH-by means of; finished; into or out of He plowed right through the other teams defensive line.

THREW-past tense of throw.She THREW away the letters..when they were THROUGH(finished) with their relationship, she THREW away his letters (and heart) into the binpoor guy. THOROUGHTHOUGH-however; nevertheless Hes really a sweetheart though he looks tough on the outside. Example:You need a THOROUGH preparation even THOUGH CAT is doablepadhna toh padega hi naabina mehnat kiye kaise hoga?? Now combining all four of them:
THOUGH both of them were pretty serious and THOROUGH with their preparations, when they were THROUGH with
the exam, they THREW away their hopes of getting a distinction.

careful

or

complete

He thoroughly cleaned his room; there was not even a speck of dust when he finished.

THRU-abbreviated slang for through; not appropriate in standard writing Were thru for the day. 30. TO, TOO AND TWO TOI went to Punjab University for admission. TOO-also, or excessively He drank too many Beer bottles and was unable to drive home. TWO-a number Only two people are responsible for this untoward incident. Memory Key:The TWO of them went TO the last restaurant they could think ofalas, it was closed TOOobvious. It was TWO in the
morningpapaji ka hotel hai kya jo khula rahega !!!

toward

31. VERACITY VS VORACITY

VERACITY: it food. Memory Veracity can Example:

means,

truthfulness,

correctness,

accuracy

VORACITY: it refers to the quality of being voracious i.e. extremely eager or avid, consuming large quantities of key: be VERIFIED as truth can be verified.

Remember voracity as (VORA)ha mota.

With VERACITY, I can say that, if his VORACITY is not looked after, he will cross all limits of obesity sooner or
later.

32. WREATH Vs. WREATHE WREATH with Memory Keys:no e at the end means arrangement of flowers WREATHE with an e is a verb meaning envelop, surround, or encircle.

WREATH

of flowers WREATHED

around

her

head

WREATHE has an E at the end. It stands for encircle or envelope. 33. EMIGRATE AND IMMIGRATE EMIGRATE - (verb used without object) to leave one country or religion to settle in another;to migrate. He emigrated from India to Australia. IMMIGRATE - (verb used without object) to come to a country of which one is not a native,to reside permanently. Memory Keys:Replace E of Emigrate with EX ,i.e. something is going out.(ex-port) Replace I of Immigrate with IM, i.e. something is coming inside(im-port) Refer to the images:-

Picture

(1)

- If

something

is

coming

inside-IMPORT-IMMIGRATE.

Picture (2) - If something is going out-EXPORT- EMIGRATE. 34. WHO, THAT AND WHICH

WHO- is used THAT- is WHICH- is That

when

the individual person when when essential a class, referring clauses

or

the individuality type or places, which

of

the

group is &

is

implied. implied. animals. clauses.

e.g:-<He is the boy who understands Punjabi> used used introduces species objects e.g. <She is the kind of student that we want> to e.g.<Our annual report, which is long, is now ready for distribution> while introduces nonessential e.g:- I do not like Hindi movies that are copies of English movies. We would not know which Hindi movies are being discussed without the clause (copies of English movies). It would be gross injustice to say that the speaker does not like Hindi movies. He dislikes only the copies. That clauses are hence essential clauses. I do not like Hindi movies, which are copies of English movies. That the speaker does not like Hindi movies at all is what the sentence suggests. It is as if the reason for his dislike is that they are copies of English movies. Besides, which clause can also be separated from the other clause by a comma. The comma is not possible with the that clause. 35. WHO VS WHOM WHO- we use WHO to ask which person does an action or which person is a certain way. e.g.- Who Who is in the kitchen? WHOM- is used as an object. We use WHOM to ask which person receives an action. e.g- Whom Memory key :Use the HE/ HIM approach / method to decide which of the two shall get used:HE= WHO HIM= WHOM e.g. WHO / WHOM wrote the letter. The answer to this is He wrote the letter. So, we will use WHO here More examples to demonstrate the rule : a). Katrina b). Priyanka consulted is an the astrologer girl WHO/ WHO WHOM / she WHOM met got at Chandigarh the job. ( Now here She met HER at Chandigarh) . So, well use WHOM. (Now here- SHE got the job) . So, well use WHO. Homonyms have made our lives tough since ages. Simplify your friends life by sharing it with them. The SHARING options are at the end of the post. are you going to invite? Whom did he blame for the accident? made the birthday cake?