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Home- dwelling place with all its happy associations such as furnishings, family,

love, etc
House- dwelling place, building only
Hear- in the ordinary sense
Listen- implies careful attention
Infectious- refers to a disease that spreads through air or water
Contagious- a disease that spread by physical contact
Idle- inactive or without work through circumstances
Lazy- inactive by habit or temperament
Ill-not in health
Sick-under the effect of some disease
Mistake- misunderstanding or miscalculation
Blunder- serious or gross mistake
Error- departure from established rules or practice
Oral in the spoken form
Verbal- in words only as against in writing
Presume- to believe what we think to be true
Assume-in matters that ought to be true
Possible- not contrary to natural conditions or reason
Probable-what may happen
Praise- refers to ones actions
Admire- refers to ones qualities or possessions
Prohibit- legal or official restriction
Forbid- in personal or private maters
Recollect-call to mind through some efforts
Remember- call to mind with very little or no efforts
Regret- unhappiness over what one has done or left undone

Sorrow- refers to some loss or evil


Say-to assert; to declare
Speak- to express in the ordinary way
Tell- to inform; to narrate
See- without any effort
Look-with effort or intension
Watch-to observe closely
Scenery- landscape
Scene-place or spot of some action or occurrence
Vacant- refers to a thing or situation which is at present free or unoccupied but
which was previously filled

Empty-where there is nothing


Assent-relates to matters of judgment
Consent-relates to matters of conduct
Allow-denotes a negative action and means abstain from refusal
Permit-denotes a positive action and means to give a decided assent
Abstain- from a thing
Refrain- from an action
Avenge- just punishment on evil-doers
Revenge-to inflicts pain or injury out of resentment or grudge
Admit- t o acknowledge or accept
Confess- to acknowledge responsibility or guilt
Anger-sudden felling of displeasure
Resentment- a lasting feeling of displeasure
Answer-a question is answered
Reply-a letter or a charge is replied

Attain- to get by exertion or labour


Acquire-to have some hold permanently
Ancient- opposed to modern
Old- opposed to young or new
Ability- power to do something physical or intellectual
Capacity- power to achieve, hold or contain
Astonishment- extreme surprise
Surprise- due to something new or unexpected
Wonder-surprise mixed with admiration
Bravery-physical
Courage-born of reason and reflection
Valour- highest quality of courage
Boldness- short lived courage for an occasion
Daring- courage with rashness
Battle- a single contest between two opposing armies
War- a series of contests between two opposing armies
Fight-a combat between a small number of person
Begin- used on all occasions
Commence-used only in official and formal language
Start- implies an idea of an actual physical motion
Beautiful- implies certain degree of delicacy, not applicable to men
Handsome-is used for men
Custom-generally refers to the repeated action of many persons, a community, a
society, a race, etc.
Habit- is applicable when we are speaking of just one person
Cite- is used for things or persons
Quote- is used for things only

Compulsion- is physical
Obligation- is moral
Confer- conferring is an act of authority
Bestow- bestowing is an act of generosity or charity
Crime-an offence against the law
Vice-an offence against morals
Sin- an offence against the law of God or religious law
Ceiling- the inner side of a roof
Roof-the entire covering of a room or house
Character- mental or moral nature
Conduct- ones actions
Contentment- a state of mind in which one does not wish for more
Satisfaction-fulfillment of ones expectations
Cool- denotes a pleasant sensation
Cold- denotes an unpleasant sensation
Defend- refers to present danger
Protect-refer to approaching danger
Deny- refers to matters of fact or knowledge
Refuse-refers to matters of wish or request
Doubt-to doubt a fact or a statement
Suspect-to suspect is to be inclined to think untrue
Discover-to finds out a thing or country that existed before
Invent-to create what did not exist before
Drown-refers to persons
Sink-refers to things
Desire-is used of that which is near at hand or in thought

Wish-is used of that which is remote


Want- is used of that which is lacking or absent
Need- is used of that which is both lacking and necessary
Require- demand or ask for in words
Envy- feeling uneasy at others good fortune
Jealousy-suspicious of rivalry, lack of trust
Enough- relates to the quality which one wishes to have
Sufficient-relates to the use that is to be made of anything
Event- an important happening
Incident- an ordinary happening
Accident-expected serious occurrences
Excuse- is used with reference to trifling matters
Forgive- is used with reference to offences
Pardon- is used with reference to simpler offences
Famous- is used in a good sense
Notorious- is used in a bad sense
Renowned- is used for a high and dignified kind of reputation
Freedom- implies absence of restraint at the present moment
Liberty-implies freedom from previous restraint; undue freedom
Falsehood- something said of done with or without the idea of deceiving a man
Lie-speaking untrue words with the intention of deceiving others
Grateful- one who remains indebted for the kindness of a benefactor
Thankful- one who cherishes the memory of the favours shown by ones benefactor
Hope-is used when what we anticipate is very likely to happen
Expect-is use when what we anticipate is good but not very certain. It refers to
future
Watch- to observe closely

Witness- is used of persons or events as evidence


Sight- faculty of vision, anything seen
Scenery- the view of landscape
Scene-landscape, a place where an event or accident takes place
Trade- it is business on either small or large scale
Commence-it is always on a large scale, specially between countries
Libel- unfavourable or dishonourable observations or defamation in written or
printed form
Slander- spreading defamation orally
Place- to put a thing somewhere
Keep- to put something for a long time
Redress-relief or compensation as a matter of right or justice
Relief- implies kindness or generosity
Rob- to take away by force
Steal-to take away secretly
Reverence- deep respect, religious devotion
Respect- honour, high opinion
Illegal- deliberately against law
Unlawful- not in conformity with law

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