Chapter 6

Homonyms & Confusables

Homonyms are words that look or sound alike but have different meanings, such as hoard and horde. SSC uses them in sentences and asks which one fits. Always study them in pairs, with one clear sentence for each, so the difference is never blurred.

Group 1

Group 1 · Abjure – Already

Abjure — To formally reject or not accept a belief (त्यागना)
Adjure — To solemnly command or advise someone to do something (शपथ देकर आग्रह करना)
Accede — To agree or consent (माँग मान लेना)
Concede — To admit or agree that something is true after first denying it (मान लेना, या अधिकार छोड़ देना)
Exceed — To be greater in number or size than something (सीमा से आगे जाना)
Accent — A particular way of pronouncing words, typical of a region or country (लहजा)
Ascent — The act of rising or climbing (चढ़ाई, ऊपर जाने की क्रिया)
Assent — Consent, agreement (औपचारिक सहमति)
Accept — To agree (स्वीकार करना, ले लेना)
Accept / Except — Accept: to agree to take or recognise; Except: apart from, excluding (Accept: स्वीकार करना; Except: को छोड़कर)
Except — Not including someone or something (के सिवाय, छोड़कर)
Expect — Think or believe something will happen (आशा करना)
Access — The right or means to enter, approach or use something (पहुँच, प्रवेश)
Accession — Taking a position of honour and power (पदग्रहण, या संग्रह में वृद्धि)
Excess — Too much of something (अधिकता, ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा मात्रा)
Accessory — Something extra that is not necessary but is attractive or useful (सहायक उपकरण)
Accident — An unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally (दुर्घटना)
Incident — An individual occurrence or event (घटना)
Adopt — Legally take a child and bring it up as one’s own (अपनाना, या क़ानूनी रूप से बच्चा गोद लेना)
Adore — To regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect (अत्यधिक प्रेम और आदर करना)
Adorn — To decorate or add beauty (सजाना, अलंकृत करना)
Advert — An advertisement (विज्ञापन)
Avert — To prevent something unpleasant (टाल देना, बुरा होने से रोकना)
Affect — To produce a change in somebody/something (प्रभावित करना)
Effect — The result of a particular influence; to make something happen (प्रभाव या परिणाम, या कर दिखाना)
Affect / Effect — 1. Affect: to influence or change (verb) · 2. Effect: a result or consequence (noun) (1. Affect: प्रभावित करना · 2. Effect: प्रभाव, परिणाम)
All ready — All are ready (सभी लोग तैयार)
Already — Before now or before the expected time (पहले ही)

Group 2

Group 2 · Allude – Insure

Allude — To make an indirect reference to (संकेत करना)
Elude — To avoid (बचकर निकल जाना, पकड़ में न आना)
Allusion — An indirect reference to something (संकेत)
Illusion — A false idea, belief or impression (भ्रम, वास्तविकता की ग़लत धारणा)
Aloud — In a voice that other people can hear. (ऊँचे स्वर में)
Altar — A holy table in a church (वेदी, धार्मिक अर्पण का ऊँचा स्थान)
Alter — To make changes (बदलना)
Amidst — In the middle of; surrounded by (a situation, crowd or noise) (के बीच में, के दौरान)
Amoral — Not following any moral rules (नीतिहीन)
Immoral — Not considered to be good or honest by most people (अनैतिक, स्वीकृत नैतिक मानकों के विरुद्ध)
Angel — A messenger of god (स्वर्गदूत, या अत्यंत दयालु व्यक्ति)
Angle — The space between two lines that meet, measured in degrees (कोण)
Animal — A living creature other than a human; a brutish person (जानवर; पशु जैसा व्यक्ति)
Annual — Occurring or happening every year (वार्षिक, साल में एक बार होने वाला)
Annul — To make void or null (विवाह या समझौते को अमान्य घोषित करना)
Antic — A silly or odd act done to amuse; a prank (usually antics) (हँसाने के लिए की गई हरकत)
Antique — An object that is old and often valuable (पुरातन वस्तु, जो पुरानी होने से मूल्यवान हो)
Anyway — Anyway: in any case, regardless; Any way: in any manner or method (Anyway: जो भी हो, फिर भी; Any way: किसी भी तरीक़े से)
Apposite — Highly suitable or appropriate (सटीक, स्थिति के बिल्कुल अनुकूल)
Opposite — Facing, or on the other side; completely different (विपरीत)
Appraise and Apprise — Appraise: to judge the value or quality of something; Apprise: to inform someone (Appraise: मूल्यांकन करना; Apprise: सूचित करना)
Arm — An upper limb, or to supply with weapons (बाँह, या हथियार देना)
Ascent / Assent — 1. Ascent: a climb; a rise · 2. Assent: approval or agreement (1. Ascent: चढ़ाई; उन्नति · 2. Assent: सहमति, स्वीकृति)
Aspire — To want something very much (आकांक्षा रखना)
Expire — To end, as a period of validity does; to die (समाप्त हो जाना, या प्राण त्यागना)
Assure — To tell someone confidently that something is true (आश्वस्त करना)
Ensure — To make something certain to happen (सुनिश्चित करना)
Insure — To buy insurance (बीमा कराना)

Group 3

Group 3 · Aural – Bow

Aural — Relating to the sense of hearing (कान से संबंधित)
Oral — Spoken but not written (मौखिक)
Avocation — A hobby or minor occupation. (उप-व्यवसाय)
Vocation — Profession (पेशा)
Bail — Temporary release of an accused person; to scoop water out (verb) (ज़मानत; पानी उलीचना)
Bald — Without any extra explanation or detail to help you understand or accept what is being said (बिना विवरण के)
Baled — To tie up something tightly into bales (गट्ठर बनाकर कसकर बाँधना)
Balled — To form something or be formed into the shape of a ball. (गोल करना या होना)
Bawled — To shout or cry loudly (चिल्लाना, चीखना)
Bare — Without any covering (नंगा, बिना ढका या सजा हुआ, या न्यूनतम)
Bear — To endure, carry or take responsibility for something (सहना या उठाना, या भालू)
Bier — A frame on which the dead body or the coffin is placed or carried at a funeral (अरथी)
Bat — A flying mammal, or a stick used in games (चमगादड़, या खेल का बल्ला)
Beat — The main rhythm, or a unit of rhythm, in a piece of music, a poem, etc. (ताल)
Beet — A plant with a round dark red root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable. (चुकंदर)
Bit — A small amount of something (थोड़ा, जरा-सा)
Bellow — To shout in a loud voice (दहाड़ना, ज़ोर से चिल्लाना)
Below — Lower in place, rank, or value (नीचे)
Berth — A bed or sleeping place on a train or ship (रेलगाड़ी में सोने की सीट)
Birth — Coming to life (जन्म, या किसी चीज़ का आरंभ)
Beside — Next to (पास में)
Besides — In addition to (के अतिरिक्त)
Beside / Besides — 1. Beside: next to; at the side of · 2. Besides: in addition to; apart from (1. Beside: बगल में, पास में · 2. Besides: के अलावा, इसके अतिरिक्त)
Boar — A wild pig (जंगली या बनैला सुअर)
Bore — To make a hole (छेद करना)
Boarder / Border — Boarder: a person who pays to live and eat in a place; Border: a boundary line (Boarder: खाने-रहने वाला विद्यार्थी/किरायेदार; Border: सीमा)
Borne — Carried or endured, past participle of bear (सहा गया या उठाया गया)
Bow — To bend the head in respect, or a weapon for arrows (झुककर अभिवादन करना, या धनुष)

Group 4

Group 4 · Breath / Breathe – Cost

Breath / Breathe — 1. Breath: the air taken into or sent out of the lungs (noun) · 2. Breathe: to take air into the lungs and send it out (verb) (1. Breath: साँस (noun) · 2. Breathe: साँस लेना (verb))
Bride — A woman just married or about to be married (दुल्हन)
Bridle — To restrain or control (लगाम लगाना या रोकना, या घोड़े की लगाम)
Broke and Brook — Broke: having no money; Brook: a small stream (Broke: कंगाल; Brook: छोटी धारा, नाला)
Bullet — 1. a metal projectile fired from a gun · 2. a dot (•) placed before each item in a list (1. गोली · 2. सूची का बिंदु (•))
Buy — To obtain something by paying money for it. (खरीदना)
By — At the side of or next to (के समीप)
Bye — Goodbye (अलविदा)
Canvas — A heavy, coarse cloth (कैनवास, चित्रकारी या तंबू का मोटा कपड़ा)
Canvass — To seek votes or opinions by asking people directly (वोट या राय माँगना, सर्वेक्षण करना)
Capability — Ability to do something (क्षमता)
Capacity — The maximum amount that something can hold (क्षमता)
Capital — Centre of administration (राजधानी)
Capitol — Roman temple of Jupiter, US Congress house (रोम में एक मंदिर, अमेरिकी संसद भवन)
Capital / Capitol — 1. Capital: the chief city of a country; money for investment; (of a crime) punishable by death · 2. Capitol: the building where the US Congress meets (1. Capital: राजधानी; पूँजी; मृत्युदंड योग्य · 2. Capitol: अमेरिकी संसद भवन)
Capsule — 1. a small case of medicine to swallow · 2. a compartment of a spacecraft · 3. a container kept for the future (time capsule) (1. कैप्सूल (दवा) · 2. अंतरिक्ष यान का कक्ष · 3. भविष्य के लिए सहेजा गया डिब्बा)
Carat — A unit for measuring how pure gold is (British); a unit for measuring the weight of diamonds and other precious stones, equal to 200 mg. (कैरेट, सोने की शुद्धता या रत्न के वज़न की इकाई)
Carrot — A reward promised to somebody in order to persuade them to do something (लालच, प्रलोभन)
Karat — A unit for measuring how pure gold is. (American) (कैरेट (सोने की शुद्धता, अमेरिकी वर्तनी))
Carcass — Dead body of an animal (पशु का शव)
Corps — A military unit (सैन्य-दल)
Corpse — Dead body (शव)
Career — An occupation or profession (व्यवसाय)
Carrier — A person or thing that carries something (वाहक)
Cast — To throw or project (डालना)
Caste — A social class, especially one whose members do not allow others to join it (जाति)
Cost — The price paid for something (लागत)

Group 5

Group 5 · Cease – Comma

Cease — To stop or discontinue (रुक जाना या रोक देना)
Seize — To take hold of suddenly or forcibly (अचानक पकड़ लेना, ज़ब्त करना)
Cemetery — A burial ground (क़ब्रिस्तान)
Symmetry — Balanced proportions (समरूपता, दोनों ओर समान रचना)
Censor — To examine and remove parts of something (सेंसर करना, अंश हटाना)
Censure — To criticise someone severely, especially formally (कड़ी निंदा करना, ख़ासकर औपचारिक रूप से)
Cent — A coin and unit of money worth 1% of the main unit of money in many countries. (सेंट (डॉलर का सौवाँ हिस्सा))
Scent — The pleasant smell that something has (सुगंध, या गंध का निशान)
Sent — Past tense of 'send' (भेजा (send का past))
Chair — A seat, or a person presiding over a meeting (कुर्सी, या बैठक का अध्यक्ष)
Check — To examine something to make sure it is correct; to stop or hold back (जाँच करना, रोकना)
Childish — Behaving in a stupid or silly way (बचकाना)
Childlike — Like a child (बच्चों के जैसे)
Cite — To mention (उद्धृत करना, प्रमाण के रूप में देना)
Sight — A thing that one sees or that can be seen (दृष्टि, या देखने योग्य दृश्य)
Site — Construction area (स्थल, जगह)
Climactic — Very exciting, often near the end of a story or event (चरम बिंदु का, चरमोत्कर्ष वाला)
Climatic — Of or relating to climate (जलवायु संबंधी)
Climactic / Climatic — Climactic: forming the climax; Climatic: relating to climate (Climactic: चरम बिंदु का; Climatic: जलवायु संबंधी)
Coarse — Rough (खुरदुरा, या व्यवहार में अशिष्ट)
Course — The way something develops or should develop (मार्ग, विकास की दिशा)
Coarse / Course — 1. Coarse: rough in texture; rude or vulgar · 2. Course: a route or direction; a programme of study (1. Coarse: खुरदरा; अभद्र · 2. Course: मार्ग, दिशा; पाठ्यक्रम)
Collaborate — To work together (मिलकर काम करना)
Corroborate — To support a statement with evidence (प्रमाण देकर पुष्टि करना)
Collision — Crash (भिड़ंत/टकराव)
Collusion — Secret/illegal agreement or cooperation (गुप्त समझौता विशेषत: बेईमानी के कार्य में)
Coma — A state of deep, long unconsciousness (गहरी बेहोशी)
Comma — Mark of punctuation (अल्पविराम चिन्ह)

Group 6

Group 6 · Complacent – Deify and Defy

Complacent — Self satisfied (आत्मसंतुष्ट, ख़तरे से बेख़बर)
Complaisant — Willing to please others; obliging (दूसरों को ख़ुश करने को तत्पर)
Complement — Something that completes or goes well with another thing (पूरक)
Compliment — A polite expression of praise or admiration (प्रशंसा भरी बात)
Compliment and Complement — Compliment: to praise; Complement: to complete or go well with (Compliment: प्रशंसा करना; Complement: पूरक होना, मेल खाना)
Compound — An enclosed area with buildings; a mixture of elements; to make worse (verb) (अहाता; यौगिक; बढ़ाना)
Concurrent — Happening at the same time (साथ-साथ होने वाला, समकालीन)
Confirm — To show that something is true (पुष्टि करना)
Conform — To obey a rule or law (अनुसार होना)
Conservation — The preservation and protection of something, especially natural resources (संरक्षण)
Conservatism — The quality of not usually liking or trusting change (रूढ़िवाद)
Council — Assembly (परिषद)
Counsel — Advice (सलाह, सलाह देना)
Credible — Believable/trustworthy (विश्वसनीय, जिस पर यक़ीन किया जा सके)
Creditable — Deserving praise/praiseworthy (प्रशंसनीय)
Credulous — Too ready to believe things (जल्दी विश्वास कर लेने वाला)
Current / Currant — 1. Current: a flow of water, air or electricity; belonging to the present · 2. Currant: a small dried seedless grape (1. Current: धारा; वर्तमान · 2. Currant: किशमिश (छोटा सूखा अंगूर))
Cymbal — A percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass plate that makes a loud clashing sound (झांझ)
Symbol — A thing that represents or stands for something else (प्रतीक)
Decease — The death of a person (मृत्यु)
Disease — An illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection (रोग, बीमारी)
Decry — To publicly criticize (दोष देना)
Descry — To see or notice something or someone (दूर से देख लेना, भाँप लेना)
Defective — Faulty; not working properly (खराब)
Deficient — Not having enough of something (कमी वाला, जिसमें कुछ पर्याप्त न हो)
Defy — To refuse to obey somebody/something (खुलकर विरोध करना, आदेश न मानना)
Deify — To treat somebody as a god (देवता तुल्य मानना)
Deify and Defy — Deify: to treat someone as a god; Defy: to openly refuse to obey (Deify: देवता मानना, देवत्व देना; Defy: खुली अवज्ञा करना)

Group 7

Group 7 · Deify / Defy – Imminent

Deify / Defy — Deify: to treat as a god; Defy: to openly resist (Deify: देवता मानना; Defy: खुली अवज्ञा करना)
Deprecate — To express disapproval of (अस्वीकृति जताना, बुरा बताना)
Descent — Downward movement (उतरना)
Dissent — Disagreement (असहमति, आधिकारिक मत से मतभेद)
Desert — To leave someone who needs protection (साथ छोड़ देना, त्याग देना)
Dessert — Sweet food eaten at the end of a meal (मिठाई)
Discomfort and Discomfit — Discomfort: slight pain or unease; Discomfit: to embarrass or confuse (Discomfort: बेचैनी, असुविधा; Discomfit: शर्मिंदा या विचलित करना)
Discreet / Discrete — 1. Discreet: careful and tactful, especially in keeping secrets · 2. Discrete: separate and distinct (1. Discreet: विवेकशील, सावधान · 2. Discrete: अलग-अलग, पृथक)
Does — Plural of 'Doe - a female deer, rabbit, or hare' (मादा जानवर)
Dose — An amount of a medicine or a drug (खुराक)
Doze — To sleep lightly (झपकी लेना)
Draught — A flow of cool air (ठंडी हवा का झोंका, या एक साँस में पिया घूँट)
Drought — Lack of rain (सूखा, लंबे समय तक बारिश न होना)
Dual — Having two parts or aspects (दोहरा)
Duel — A fight between two people (द्वंद्व युद्ध)
Edify / Educe — Edify: to improve someone morally or intellectually; Educe: to bring out or draw out (Edify: नैतिक या बौद्धिक रूप से उन्नत करना; Educe: बाहर निकालना, उजागर करना)
Efficacious — Producing the desired result (कारगर, वांछित परिणाम देने वाला)
Efficient — Able to work well without making mistakes or wasting time and energy (कुशल, बिना समय या संसाधन बर्बाद किए काम करने वाला)
Elegy and Eulogy — Elegy: a sad poem mourning someone's death; Eulogy: a speech or writing praising a person, usually after death (Elegy: शोक-कविता; Eulogy: प्रशंसा-भाषण, श्रद्धांजलि)
Elicit — To draw out (किसी से जवाब या प्रतिक्रिया निकलवाना)
Eligible — Qualified to be chosen (पात्र, चुने जाने योग्य)
Illegible — Difficult or impossible to read (इतना ख़राब लिखा कि पढ़ा न जा सके)
Emerge — To come out (निकल कर सामने आना, या ज्ञात होना)
Immerse — To plunge into a liquid, To become completely involved (डुबोना, या पूरी तरह लीन कर देना)
Emigrate / Immigrate — Emigrate: to leave your own country to live elsewhere; Immigrate: to enter another country to live there (Emigrate: अपना देश छोड़कर जाना; Immigrate: दूसरे देश में आकर बसना)
Eminent — Well known, famous or important (प्रतिष्ठित, प्रसिद्ध और सम्मानित)
Immanent — Present as a natural and permanent part of something (अन्तर्निहित)
Imminent — Likely to happen very soon (जो होने ही वाला हो)

Group 8

Group 8 · Empire – Flee / Flea (and Free)

Empire — A group of countries or regions ruled by one ruler or government (साम्राज्य)
Umpire — A referee (निर्णायक)
Enquiry — Enquiry: a request for information; Inquiry: a formal investigation (Enquiry: जानकारी माँगना; Inquiry: औपचारिक जाँच-पड़ताल)
Entomology / Etymology — 1. Entomology: the scientific study of insects · 2. Etymology: the study of the origin and history of words (1. Entomology: कीट-विज्ञान · 2. Etymology: शब्द-व्युत्पत्ति)
Envelop — To cover or surround something completely (ढकना)
Envelope — The paper cover for a letter (लिफ़ाफ़ा)
Enviable — Worthy of or likely to cause envy; highly desirable (ईर्ष्या जगाने योग्य, अत्यंत वांछनीय)
Envious — Wishing that you had what another person has (ईर्ष्यालु, दूसरे की सफलता से जलने वाला)
Eruption — Bursting out (विस्फोट)
Irruption — Invasion (आक्रमण)
Exceptionable — Liable to objection or debate (आपत्तिजनक)
Exceptional — Standing out from the others in a positive way (असाधारण रूप से अच्छा, या नियम से अलग)
Exonerated — Officially cleared of blame (दोषमुक्त किया गया)
Expert — A person with special knowledge or skill (विशेषज्ञ, किसी क्षेत्र का जानकार)
Facility — The quality of being easily performed (सुविधा, या सहजता)
Faculty — People who teach in a college or university (विश्वविद्यालय या कॉलेज में पढ़ाने वाले व्यक्ति या संकाय)
Felicity — Intense happiness (परम सुख, या अभिव्यक्ति की सटीकता)
Fain — Willingly or with pleasure (इच्छा के साथ, खुशी से)
Feign — To pretend something false (बहाना करना, झूठा भाव दिखाना)
Farther — At or to a greater distance (और अधिक दूर)
Further — Additional (और आगे का, और अधिक)
Fatal — Causing or ending in death (घातक, मृत्यु या तबाही लाने वाला)
Fined — Made to pay a penalty (जुर्माना लगाया गया)
Flavour — The taste of a food, or a distinctive quality (स्वाद, या विशिष्ट रंग)
Flee — To run away or escape from danger (भाग जाना, ख़तरे से बचकर)
Fly — To move through the air (उड़ना)
Flee / Flea (and Free) — 1. Flee: to run away · 2. Flea: a small jumping insect that bites · 3. Free: not captive; costing nothing (it sounds different) (1. Flee: भागना · 2. Flea: पिस्सू · 3. Free: मुक्त; निःशुल्क (उच्चारण अलग))

Group 9

Group 9 · Floor – Hangar / Hanger

Floor — The surface of a room that you walk on (फर्श)
Flour — Fine soft powder made from the seeds or roots of vegetables (आटा)
Foreword — An introduction to a book (प्राक्कथन, दूसरे द्वारा लिखी भूमिका)
Forward — Directed towards the front (आगे की ओर, आगे बढ़ा हुआ)
Formally — In a conventional or ceremonial manner (औपचारिक रूप से)
Formerly — Previously (पहले)
Gait — A way of walking or running (चाल)
Gate — An entrance (द्वार)
Gaol — Prison (British spelling) (कारागार)
Goal — An aim or desired result (लक्ष्य)
Gown — A long formal dress or robe (लंबा औपचारिक वस्त्र)
Graceful — Elegantly beautiful in form or manner (सुंदर और सहज, फूहड़ नहीं)
Gracious — Kind, polite and generous (कृपालु और शिष्ट)
Grate — To shred food into small pieces by rubbing it on a rough surface (कद्दूकस करना, खुरचना)
Great — Very good or excellent (महान, बहुत बड़ा)
Ground — 1. the surface of the earth; land · 2. a sports field · 3. crushed to powder (past form of grind) · 4. (grounds) a reason (1. ज़मीन/धरती · 2. मैदान · 3. पीसा हुआ · 4. आधार/कारण)
Hail — Pellets of frozen rain (ओला)
Hale — Free from disease or infirmity (स्वस्थ और हट्टा कट्टा)
Hell — A place of suffering or torment (नरक)
Hair — Fine, threadlike strands growing from the skin (बाल)
Hare — A fast-running mammal resembling a large rabbit (शशक)
Heir — A person inheriting property or a title (उत्तराधिकारी, वारिस)
Hallow — To make holy (पवित्र करना)
Halo — A ring of light around a person's head (प्रभामंडल)
Hollow — Having an empty space inside (खोखला, या बेमानी)
Hangar — A large building for housing air-craft (विमानशाला, जहाँ विमान रखे जाते हैं)
Hanger — A shoulder-shaped frame for hanging clothes (कपड़े टाँगने का उपकरण)
Hangar / Hanger — 1. Hangar: a large shed for housing aircraft · 2. Hanger: a frame on which clothes are hung (1. Hangar: विमानशाला · 2. Hanger: कपड़े टाँगने का हैंगर)

Group 10

Group 10 · Hatch – Industrious

Hatch — To emerge from an egg, or an opening in a floor (अंडे से निकलना, या छोटा दरवाज़ा)
Heal — To become healthy again (ठीक करना)
Heel — The back part of the foot (एड़ी)
Hear — To receive sound (सुनाई पड़ना)
Listen — To pay attention to somebody/something that you can hear (ध्यान देकर सुनना)
Heart — The organ in the chest that pumps blood around the body (हृदय)
Hurt — To injure (चोट पहुँचना/पहुँचाना)
Herd — A group of animals (मवेशियों का झुंड)
Historic — Famous or important in history (ऐतिहासिक)
Histrionic — Overly dramatic or emotional (नाटकीय, बनावटी अभिनय जैसा)
Hole — An opening or gap (छेद, गड्ढा)
Whole — Complete; an entire thing (पूरा)
Horn — A hard, pointed growth on an animal's head (सींग)
Human — Related to mankind (मानव से संबंधित)
Humane — Kind (मानवीय, दयालु व्यवहार वाला)
Hypercritical — Excessively critical (अत्यधिक आलोचना करने वाला)
Hypocritical — Characterized by hypocrisy (पाखण्डी)
Hypernym — A word whose meaning includes narrower words (व्यापक अर्थ वाला शब्द)
Ideal — A conception of something in its perfection (आदर्श)
Idle — Not working or in use; or unwilling to work hard (निष्क्रिय, बेकार पड़ा हुआ)
Idol — A statue that people treat as a god (मूर्ति, या आदर्श व्यक्ति)
Impassable — Not able to be passed or crossed (अगम्य)
Impossible — Not able to occur or be done (असंभव)
Incite — To encourage or stir up (भड़काना, हिंसा या अवैध काम के लिए उकसाना)
Insight — The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships (अंतर्दृष्टि)
Industrial — Related to industry (औद्योगिक)
Industrious — Diligent, hard-working (परिश्रमी, मेहनती)

Group 11

Group 11 · Inert – Lead

Inert — Lacking the ability to move (निष्क्रिय, अक्रिय)
Invert — To turn upside down (पलटना)
Ingenious — Having a lot of clever new ideas (आविष्कारी, चतुराई भरा)
Ingenuous — Honest, or innocent (भोला और निष्कपट)
Insure / Ensure — 1. Insure: to protect against loss with an insurance policy · 2. Ensure: to make certain (1. Insure: बीमा करना · 2. Ensure: सुनिश्चित करना)
It's — It's: short form of 'it is' or 'it has'. Its: belonging to it (It's: 'it is' या 'it has' का संक्षिप्त रूप; Its: उसका, उसकी (स्वामित्व))
Jealous — Feeling envy or resentment towards someone (ईर्ष्यालु)
Zealous — Filled with enthusiasm (उत्साही, किसी उद्देश्य के लिए जोश से भरा)
Judicial — Relating to a judge or legal judgement (न्यायिक)
Judicious — Careful and sensible (विवेकपूर्ण, समझदारी भरा)
Knave — A dishonest or unscrupulous man (धूर्त, बेईमान व्यक्ति)
Naive — Showing a lack of experience or wisdom (भोला, अनुभवहीन और जल्दी भरोसा कर लेने वाला)
Knead — To press and stretch dough (गूंथना)
Need — To require (आवश्यकता होना)
Knew — To have information in your mind (जानना, पता होना)
New — Recently made, invented, or discovered (नया)
Knit — To make fabric by interlocking loops, or to join closely (बुनना, या क़रीब से जोड़ना)
Last — Final, coming after all others (अंतिम, या टिकना)
Least — Less than anyone/anything else; less than at any other time (कम से कम, न्यूनतम)
Lost — Unable to be found (खोया हुआ)
Lust — A very strong craving for pleasure, power or possession (हवस)
Later — At a time after now or after the time mentioned (बाद में)
Latter — The second of two things mentioned (दो में से दूसरा)
Letter — A written or printed message that you send to someone (पत्र, या वर्णमाला का अक्षर)
Lattice — 1. a regular 3-D arrangement of atoms in a crystal · 2. (maths) an ordered set in which every pair has a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound · 3. a criss-cross framework of strips (1. crystal की जाली-संरचना · 2. गणितीय lattice (क्रम-संरचना) · 3. जालीदार ढाँचा)
Law place — A place where law is administered (न्यायालय जैसा स्थान)
Lead — The position ahead of everyone else in a race or competition. (प्रथम स्थिति)

Group 12

Group 12 · Leak – Mite

Leak — An accidental hole that allows something to escape (रिसाव, लीक)
Leek — A vegetable related to onions (हरी पत्तियों वाली एक सब्जी)
Legal matter — A question governed by law (क़ानूनी मामला)
Lessen — To make less (कम करना या होना)
Lesson — Chapter (अध्याय/पाठ)
Liable — Legally responsible (क़ानूनी रूप से उत्तरदायी, या संभावित)
Libel — A published false statement damaging to a person's reputation (मानहानि, अपमानजनक लिखित आरोप)
Loath — Not willing to do something (अनिच्छुक)
Loathe — To dislike or hate (घृणा करना)
Loose — Not fitting closely (ढीला, कसा हुआ नहीं)
Lose — To no longer have something; to be unable to find it (खोना)
Lose / Loose — Lose: to fail to keep; Loose: not tight or fixed firmly (Lose: खोना, हारना; Loose: ढीला)
Luxuriant — Rich and profuse in growth (घना, हरा-भरा, भरपूर बढ़ा हुआ)
Luxurious — Very comfortable or full of expensive things (विलासितापूर्ण, अत्यंत आरामदायक और महँगा)
Maize — A tall plant that produces yellow grains in a large mass (मक्का)
Marshal — A high-ranking military officer (उच्च सैन्य अधिकारी)
Manner — A way of doing or being (शैली)
Manor — A landed estate (जागीर)
Martial — Relating to war or military life (युद्ध-संबंधी)
Maze — A complicated network of paths and passages (भूलभुलैया)
Masterful and Masterly — Masterful: domineering, commanding; Masterly: showing great skill (Masterful: रौबदार, हावी रहने वाला; Masterly: कुशल, निपुण)
Mean — To intend to convey (अर्थ रखना, इरादा करना)
Memorable — Easy to remember (स्मरणीय)
Memorial — A structure or event that honours the memory of someone (स्मारक)
Metal — A hard, shiny substance such as iron, gold or copper (धातु)
Mettle — Courage and strength of character (साहस, जीवट)
Might — Strength or power (शक्ति/बल)
Mite — A little (थोड़ा-सा)

Group 13

Group 13 · Miner – Pane

Miner — A person who works in a mine (खान में काम करने वाला)
Minor — A person under the legal age of full responsibility (नाबालिग़)
Monetary — Related to money or currency (मौद्रिक, मुद्रासम्बंधी)
Monitory — Giving or serving as a warning (चेतावनीपूर्ण)
Moral — Concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour (नैतिक)
Morale — The confidence and enthusiasm of a person or group (मनोबल)
Nefarious and Nebulous — Nefarious: wicked and criminal; Nebulous: vague and unclear (Nefarious: दुष्ट, घोर पापी; Nebulous: धुँधला, अस्पष्ट)
Negligible — So small or unimportant that it can be ignored (नगण्य, बहुत कम)
Night — The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise (रात)
Notable — Worthy of attention or notice; remarkable (उल्लेखनीय)
Noted — Famous for special skills (प्रसिद्ध)
Noticeable — Easy to see or notice (ध्यान देने योग्य, आसानी से दिख जाने वाला)
Notorious — Well known for being bad (कुख्यात, बुरे कारणों से प्रसिद्ध)
Oar — A long pole with a flat blade used for rowing a boat (चप्पू)
Or — Used to link alternatives (अथवा)
Ore — A naturally occurring solid material from which metal can be extracted (अयस्क)
Official — Relating to or approved by a person or body in authority (आधिकारिक, अधिकृत)
Officious — Too ready to tell other people what to do (हुक्म चलाने वाला, दख़लअंदाज़)
Ordinance — An authoritative order (आधिकारिक आदेश)
Ordnance — Military weapons, ammunition and equipment (अस्त्र शस्त्र/युद्ध सामग्री)
Organic — Relating to or derived from living matter (जैविक, या रसायन रहित)
Organisation — A group of people with a particular purpose (संगठन)
Organism — An individual living thing (जीव)
Pair — To put people or things into groups of two (जोड़ा बनाना)
Pare — To remove the thin outer layer of something, especially of fruit. (छीलना)
Pier — A long structure built in the sea and joined to the land at one end, often with places of entertainment on it. (पोतघाट)
Palate / Palette — 1. Palate: the roof of the mouth; the sense of taste · 2. Palette: a painter's board for mixing colours; a range of colours (1. Palate: तालु; स्वाद की समझ, रुचि · 2. Palette: रंग-पट्टिका; रंगों का समूह)
Pane — A single sheet of glass in a window (खिड़की का शीशा)

Group 14

Group 14 · Pastor – Pour

Pastor — A Christian minister in charge of a church (पादरी)
Pasture — Land covered with grass for grazing animals (चारागाह)
Patrol — The action of moving around an area to keep watch (गश्त)
Petrol — Fuel for cars and other vehicles (called gasoline in American English) (पेट्रोल)
Peace — Calmness (शांति, या युद्ध से मुक्ति)
Piece — Fragment (टुकड़ा, या रचना)
Peak — The highest point of a mountain, or the time when something is at its highest level (शिखर)
Peek — A quick and secret look at something that you should not be looking at (ताँक-झाँक)
Pick — To choose somebody/something from a group of people or things (चुनना)
Peak / Peek / Pique — 1. Peak: the pointed top of a mountain; the highest point · 2. Peek: a quick, secret look; to look quickly · 3. Pique: to arouse (interest); irritation caused by hurt pride (1. Peak: चोटी; उच्चतम बिंदु · 2. Peek: झाँकना, चुपके से देखना · 3. Pique: (जिज्ञासा) जगाना; चिढ़, नाराज़गी)
Pedal — To ride a bicycle (साईकिल चलाना)
Peddle — To sell goods by going place to place (आवाज लगा कर सामान बेचना)
People — Human beings in general or considered collectively (लोग)
Pupil — The apparently black circular opening in the centre of the iris of the eye (आँख की पुतली)
Persecute — To harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict (उत्पीड़न करना)
Prosecute — To institute legal proceedings against someone (अभियोग लगाना)
Personal — Private (व्यक्तिगत, निजी)
Personnel — The people who work for an organization (कर्मचारी वर्ग)
Plain — Simple; unadorned (सादा, बिना सजावट का, या साफ़ और सीधा)
Plane — An airplane (विमान, हवाई जहाज़)
Point — A particular spot, place, or position in an area or on a map, object, or surface (बिन्दु)
Pole — A long, slender piece of wood or metal (खंभा, ध्रुव)
Poll — An act of voting, or a survey of opinion (मतदान, सर्वेक्षण)
Popular — Liked or enjoyed by a large number (लोकप्रिय, बहुत लोगों को पसंद)
Populous — Where a large number of people live (अधिक आबादी वाला)
Pore — Small hole (छेद)
Pour — To cause to flow (उड़ेलना)

Group 15

Group 15 · Practice – Restraint

Practice — The actual application of an idea or method (अभ्यास)
Practise — To perform an activity repeatedly to improve skill (अभ्यास करना)
Pray — To give thanks or ask for help (प्रार्थना करना)
Prey — To hunt or kill another animal for food (शिकार करना)
Precedent — An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances (पूर्व उदाहरण, नज़ीरें)
President — The elected head of a republican state (राष्ट्रपति/अध्यक्ष)
Prescription — An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment (नुस्ख़ा, चिकित्सक का लिखित निर्देश)
Proscription — The action of forbidding something (प्रतिबंध)
Presumptive and Presumptuous — Presumptive: likely or assumed to be true; Presumptuous: rudely overconfident (Presumptive: संभावित, अनुमानित; Presumptuous: ढीठ, अति-आत्मविश्वासी)
Price — The amount of money that you have to pay for something (कीमत)
Prize — Reward (पुरस्कार)
Principal — Head of a school or college. (प्रमुख, या प्रधानाचार्य)
Quail — A small, short-tailed old world game bird (बटेर)
Quiet — Silent (शांत, कम या बिल्कुल शोर न करने वाला)
Quit — To leave your job, school, etc. (नौकरी आदि छोड़ देना)
Quite — Completely (काफ़ी, या पूरी तरह)
Rage — Anger (क्रोध, आवेश)
Raise — To lift or move something to a higher level (उठाना, या बढ़ाना)
Raze — To completely destroy (पूरी तरह गिरा देना)
Rise — To get up/to progress (उठना या बढ़ना)
Rain — Water that falls from the sky in separate drops (वर्षा)
Reign — The act of ruling as king, queen, emperor, etc. (शासनकाल, किसी राजा के राज्य का समय)
Rein — Bridle (लगाम)
Rapt — Completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing (तल्लीन, मंत्रमुग्ध)
Wrap — To cover or enclose something in paper, cloth or similar material (लपेटना, ढकना)
Rational — Based on or in accordance with reason or logic (तर्कसंगत, भावना नहीं तर्क पर आधारित)
Rationale — A set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief (तर्काधार, कारण)
Restraint — 1. self-control · 2. a device or measure that limits movement or action (1. संयम · 2. बंधन / रोक)

Group 16

Group 16 · Reward and Award – Severe

Reward and Award — Reward: something given in return for effort or service; Award: a prize formally given for achievement (Reward: मेहनत या सेवा के बदले मिला इनाम; Award: उपलब्धि के लिए औपचारिक पुरस्कार)
Right — A moral or legal claim to have or do something (अधिकार)
Wright — A maker or builder (कारीगर)
Writ — A form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority (रिट, न्यायालय का लिखित आदेश)
Write — To compose letters or symbols on a surface (लिखना)
Ring — To make a clear resonant or vibrating sound (घंटी बजाना, गूँजना)
Wring — To twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish (मरोड़ना)
Rite — A religious or solemn ceremony (संस्कार, धार्मिक अनुष्ठान)
Road — A wide way leading from one place to another (सड़क)
Rode — Past tense of 'ride'; travelled on a horse, bicycle or vehicle (सवारी की (ride का past))
Rowed — To move a boat through water using oars (नाव चलाना)
Roast — To cook by exposing to dry heat (भूनना)
Roost — A place where birds rest or sleep (बसेरा)
Root — The part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground (मूल, जड़)
Rot — To undergo decomposition; decay (सड़ना)
Rout — To defeat decisively (हराना)
Route — A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination (मार्ग)
Rose — A flower; also the past tense of rise (गुलाब; उठा (rise का past))
Saw — A cutting tool, or past tense of see (आरी, या देखा)
Scale — To climb up a high wall, steep cliff etc (चढ़ना, ऊपर चढ़ जाना)
Scene — The place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs (दृश्य)
Seen — Past participle of 'see'; perceived with the eyes (देखा हुआ (see का past participle))
Scythe — A tool with a long curved blade for cutting grass (हँसिया, लंबी घुमावदार धार वाला औज़ार)
Sea — The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface (समुद्र)
See — To perceive with the eyes (देखना)
Sever — To divide or separate (पूरी तरह काट देना)
Severe — Very great; intense (कठोर, बहुत तीव्र)

Group 17

Group 17 · Shear – Sun / Son

Shear — To cut the wool off a sheep (काटना)
Sheer — Used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something (केवल, महज, सच्चा)
Soar — to fly or rise high into the air (ऊँचा उड़ना, तेज़ी से बढ़ना)
Sore — Feeling or affected by pain or discomfort (पीड़ादायक)
Sour — Having an acid taste, like lemon or vinegar (खट्टा)
Sole — Only one, or the underside of a foot (एकमात्र, या तलवा)
Soul / Sole — 1. (soul) the spirit of a person · 2. (sole) the underside of a foot or shoe · 3. (sole) one and only · 4. (sole) a flat sea fish (1. आत्मा · 2. तलवा/जूते का तला · 3. एकमात्र · 4. एक चपटी समुद्री मछली)
Spacious — Having a lot of space (विशाल, बहुत जगह वाला)
Specious — Seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false (दिखावटी)
Special benefits — Extra advantages given to some people (विशेष सुविधाएँ)
Spring — To move or jump suddenly or rapidly upward or forward (छलाँग मारना)
Stage — A distinct period or phase in a process (अवस्था)
Stalk — To follow or approach stealthily (पीछा करना)
Stock — A supply or quantity of something accumulated or available for future use (भंडार)
Stationary — Not moving; fixed in one place (स्थिर, गतिहीन)
Stationery — Writing materials such as paper, pens and envelopes (लेखन सामग्री)
Stationery / Stationary — Stationery: writing materials; Stationary: not moving (Stationery: लेखन सामग्री; Stationary: स्थिर, ठहरा हुआ)
Statue — A carved or cast figure of a person or animal (प्रतिमा)
Statute — A written law passed by a legislative body (नियम या कानून)
Steal — To take without permission (चोरी करना)
Steel — A strong, hard metal alloy (इस्पात)
Stoic / Mystic / Skeptic — 1. Stoic: a person who bears pain or hardship without showing feelings · 2. Mystic: a person who seeks spiritual truth through deep contemplation · 3. Skeptic (British: sceptic): a person who doubts accepted claims (1. Stoic: स्थितप्रज्ञ, सहनशील · 2. Mystic: रहस्यवादी · 3. Skeptic: संदेहवादी)
Storey — A level or floor of a building (मंजिल)
Story — An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment (कहानी)
Straight — Without a bend, angle, or curve (सीधा, बिना मोड़ के, या साफ़ और सीधा)
Strait — A narrow passage or water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water (जलडमरूमध्य, या कठिन स्थिति)
Sun / Son — 1. Sun: the star that gives the earth light and heat · 2. Son: a male child (1. Sun: सूरज · 2. Son: पुत्र, बेटा)

Group 18

Group 18 · Taught – Voracious

Taught — Past tense of teach (पढ़ाया)
Taut — Stretched or pulled tight; not slack (तना हुआ, कसा हुआ)
Temper — A person's tendency to become angry; state of mind (गुस्सा, मिज़ाज)
Tempestuous / Temperamental — Tempestuous: stormy, violent or full of strong emotion; Temperamental: moody and unpredictable (Tempestuous: तूफ़ानी, उग्र; Temperamental: मनमौजी, अनिश्चित स्वभाव का)
Temporal — Relating to worldly matters rather than spiritual ones (सांसारिक, या समय से संबंधित)
Temporary — Not permanent (अस्थायी, सीमित समय तक चलने वाला)
Tend — to usually do or be something (प्रवृत्ति या झुकाव होना)
Tent — A portable shelter made of cloth, supported by poles and ropes (तंबू)
Tenth — Constituting number ten in a sequence (दसवां)
Tier — A row or level of a structure, typically one of a series or rows placed one above the other (स्तर, परत)
Tire — To become weary or bored (थकना)
Tyre — A rubber covering, typically inflated, placed around the rim of a wheel to form a soft contact with the road (टायर)
Toad — An unpleasant person (भद्दा व्यक्ति)
Toed — Having the type or number of toes mentioned (पंजों वाला)
Towed — To pull a car, boat, etc. behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain. (खींचना)
Tolerant — Willing to accept opinions or behaviour that you do not agree with (सहिष्णु, भिन्न विचार सह लेने वाला)
Urban — In relating to, or characteristic of a city or town (शहरी)
Urbane — Courteous and refined in manner (परिष्कृत और शिष्ट)
Vain — Too proud of oneself; or useless (घमंडी अपने रूप पर, या व्यर्थ)
Vein — A tube that carries blood from a part of the body towards the heart (नस)
Vale — A valley (घाटी)
Veil — A face cover for women (नकाब)
Wail — Cry (विलाप करना)
Vassal — One in a subservient or subordinate position (अधीन)
Vessel — A ship or large boat (पानी का जहाज)
Veracious — Speaking or representing the truth (सत्यवादी)
Voracious — Having a great appetite for something (भुक्खड़, या अत्यंत उत्सुक)

Group 19

Group 19 · Verse – Write / Right / Rite / Wright

Verse — Writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm (छंद)
Versus — As opposed to; in contrast to (बनाम)
Vile / Vial — 1. Vile: extremely bad, wicked or unpleasant · 2. Vial: a small glass bottle for liquids (1. Vile: नीच, घृणित · 2. Vial: शीशी)
Virtual — Created by computer technology and appearing to exist but not existing in the physical world (लगभग वैसा ही, या आभासी)
Virtuous — Having or showing high moral standards (सदाचारी, उच्च नैतिक आचरण वाला)
Voyager — Voyager: a traveller on a long journey; Voyeur: one who secretly watches others' private lives (Voyager: लंबी यात्रा करने वाला यात्री; Voyeur: दूसरों की निजी ज़िंदगी में ताक-झाँक करने वाला)
Waist — The part of the body between the ribs and the hips (कमर)
Waste — Unwanted or unusable material (बेकार सामग्री, कचरा)
Wait — To stay in one place until something happens (प्रतीक्षा करना, इंतजार करना)
Weight — A body's relative mass (वजन, भार)
Waive — To give up (अधिकार या नियम छोड़ देना)
Wave — To move the hand to and fro as a signal; (noun) a moving ridge on the surface of water (लहर, या हाथ हिलाना)
Wary Weary — Wary: cautious, watchful; Weary: exhausted, tired (सावधान; थका हुआ)
Way — A method, direction, or path (रास्ता, तरीका)
Weigh — To determine the weight of something (तौलना, विचार करना)
Weather — The condition of the atmosphere at a place and time (मौसम)
Whither — To where, to what place (कहाँ)
Wither — To become dry and die (मुरझाना, सूख कर सिकुड़ना)
West — The direction of the sunset (पश्चिम)
Which — Used to choose between two or more (कौन सा, कौन सी)
Witch — A woman who is believed to have magic powers especially to do evil things. (चुड़ैल/ जादूगरनी)
Wound — An injury, or wrapped around (घाव, या लपेटा गया)
Wraith — A ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death. (छाया, भूत, प्रेत, प्रेतात्मा)
Wrath — Extreme anger (क्रोध, कोप)
Wreak — To cause a large amount of damage or harm (तबाही मचाना, भारी नुकसान पहुँचाना)
Wreck — To severely damage or destroy (नष्ट कर देना, या मलबा)
Write / Right / Rite / Wright — 1. Write: to form letters or words · 2. Right: correct; an entitlement · 3. Rite: a religious or solemn ceremony · 4. Wright: a maker or builder (playwright, shipwright) (1. Write: लिखना · 2. Right: सही; अधिकार · 3. Rite: संस्कार, अनुष्ठान · 4. Wright: बनाने वाला, कारीगर)

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