Let's know these words better

Usage of certain words makes us pause for a minute. Some words in English language sound alike but are totally different in meanings.  This creates confusion in our minds, the wrong usage of words in a context often leave us in embarrassment.

So let's  check out a few of them

1.  accessory  -    a helper, contributing to a crime. 

accessory       - a supplementary part, or object

2.  accomplish -  finish, successfully; complete

accomplice - a companion, a partner in crime

3. advert  - turn attention  to, refer 

   avert   -  turn away, prevent.

4.  bait - food kept on a hook,      to attract fish.

bate - lessen, reduce, become less.

5. banish - drive away, exile.

     burnish - make bright, by rubbing polish.

6.  bean -  a seed in a long pod.

     been -   the past participle of 'be'

     I have been to London.

7. beer - an alcoholic drink

     bier - a coffin, along with its stand.

8. bell - hollow metal vessel, to give a ringing sound.

   belle - beautiful girl, or a woman.

9.breach -  a break, an opening, breaking of the rule.

  breech - the lower part of the body.

10. Canon -  a law, or rule of the church.

Cannon - a large gun

11.cease - stop,  discontinue, to desist from

  Seize - catch, grasp, lay hold off.

12. commensurate -  adequate, in proportion, equal in size.

Commiserate - to pity, sympathise, to condole.

13. defy - to dare, to resist, refusing to obey.

   deify -  to worship, as a God.

14.  demur - raise objections.

        demure - shy and modest.quiet and serious, reserved. 

15.dearth -  shortage,lack, scarcity

      death -  end of life, dying.

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