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Commonly Confused Words Word That Looks Negative

This document provides definitions to distinguish between commonly confused words: 1. It defines adverse as difficult or challenging, and averse as disliking. It distinguishes amused, which means happily entertained, from bemused, which means puzzled. 2. An anecdote is defined as a story, whereas an antidote is a substance that neutralizes poison. Ascetic refers to one who rejects worldly pleasures, while esthetic relates to beauty. 3. Other word pairs distinguished include censor/censure, diffident/different, discreet/discrete, elicit/illicit, exceptional/exceptionable, eminent/imminent, ingenious/ingenuous, and perspicacious/

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Commonly Confused Words Word That Looks Negative

This document provides definitions to distinguish between commonly confused words: 1. It defines adverse as difficult or challenging, and averse as disliking. It distinguishes amused, which means happily entertained, from bemused, which means puzzled. 2. An anecdote is defined as a story, whereas an antidote is a substance that neutralizes poison. Ascetic refers to one who rejects worldly pleasures, while esthetic relates to beauty. 3. Other word pairs distinguished include censor/censure, diffident/different, discreet/discrete, elicit/illicit, exceptional/exceptionable, eminent/imminent, ingenious/ingenuous, and perspicacious/

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Commonly confused words

adverse-difficult, challenging
averse-disliking for

amused-happily entertained
bemused-puzzled

anecdote-story
antidote-substance that neutralizes a poison

ascetic-one who rejects worldly pleasures
esthetic-related to beauty

censor-to restrict or remove offensive
information
censure-to punish or limit

diffident-shy, aloof, standoffish
different-unlike

discreet-secretive
discrete-separate, distinct

elicit-to draw out, provoke
illicit-illegal

exceptional-out of the ordinary
exceptionable-unpleasant

eminent-distinguished, well-respected
imminent-about to happen

ingenious-clever
ingenuous-nave

perspicacious-perceptive, astute
perspicuous-clear

disinterested-objective
uninterested- not interested







Word that looks negative

1.critic/criticism-a critic is a person who writes
commentary about literature or art. That
commentary can be either positive or negative.
2.discern/discerning-to recognize or distinguish;
perceptive
3.ineffable-indescribable,sublime, beyond words
4.infallible-unable to be wrong
5.ingenious-clever, brilliant
6.ingenuous-nave
7.inimitable-unique, one-of-a-kind
8.innate-inborn, natural
9.innocuous-harmless
10.intrinsic/innate-inborn, a natural part of
11.invaluable-having immune value, priceless
12.unassuming-modest
13.unqualified-absolute

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