26 Confused Words and Meanings
Accept : agree to receive or do
Except: not including
Adverse: unfavourable or harmful
Adverse: strongly disliking or opposed to
Aloud: Out loud
Allowed: Permitted
Bare: Naked or to uncover
Bear: To carry or put up with something
Born: Having started a life
Borne: Carried
Bough: Branch of a tree
Bow: front of a ship or to bend the head
Canvas: Strong type of cloth
Canvass: Seek someone’s vote
Coarse: Rough or uneven
Course: Direction, school object
Currant: Dried grape
Current: Happening now
Disinterested: Impartial
Uninterested: Not interested
Dual: Having two parts
Duel: Contest between two participants
Palate: Roof of the mouth
Palette: Board for mixing colours
Sight: Ability to see
Site: Location or place
Storey: Level of a building
Story: Tale or account
Tortuous: Complex of full or twists
Torturous: Suffering of full or pain
Pole: Long, slender piece of wood
Poll: Vote in an election
Aural: Relating to ears or hearing
Oral: Relates to the mouth or spoken word
Serial: happening in a series
Cereal: breakfast food or edible grain
illicit: not allowed by law or against rules
Elicit: draw out a reply or reaction
Loathe: to hate someone or something
Loath: reluctant or unwilling
Infer: draw a conclusion from
Imply: indirectly suggest something
Climatic: relating to climate
Climactic: creating a climax
