List of common confusing words
Able Ability to do
Capable Capacity to do
Accident Tragic happening
Incident A minor event
Ancient Not modern
Old Not new
Allow Not to refuse
Permit Give consent
Apprise To inform
Appraise To judge
Conscience Sense of right or wrong
Conscious Aware
Childish Negative sense
Childlike Positive sense
Credible Believable
Creditable Worthy
Deny A statement
Refuse A thing
Elicit To draw out
Illicit Unlawful
Honorary Holding office without pay
Honourable Worthy of honour
Human Natural to mankind
Humane Kind
Industrial Relating to industry
Industrious Hard working
Judicial Pertaining to law
Judicious Wise
Luxuriant Rich in growth
Luxurious Full of luxury
Negligent Careless
Negligible Very little
Official Connected with the office
Officious Meddlesome
Practical Opposed to theoretical
Practicable That which can be translated into action
Practice(Noun) Doing regularly
Practise(Verb)
Precede To go before
Proceed To go on
Precedent Previous action/decision which is taken as a rule
President Head
Social Who can mix easily
Sociable Friendly
Temper Become angry easily
Temperament Nature
Terrible Unpleasant, fearful
Terrific Wonderful
Urban of town or city
Urbane Excellent social manners
Vision the ability to see
Visionary Who can plan the future with imagination and intelligence
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