💡 "Desert" (रेगिस्तान) और "Dessert" (मिठाई) — सिर्फ एक 's' का फ़र्क, पर अर्थ बिल्कुल अलग! अंग्रेज़ी में ऐसे सैकड़ों शब्द-जोड़े (और कभी-कभी तिकड़ी भी) हैं जो देखने/सुनने में एक जैसे लगते हैं पर उनका अर्थ पूरी तरह अलग होता है — इन्हें ही "Confusing/Confusable Words" कहा जाता है। RPSC RAS Mains के सिलेबस में यह टॉपिक ठीक इसी नाम से सूचीबद्ध है — "Words often Confused or Misused (Application)"। इस अध्याय में हम 236 ऐसे महत्वपूर्ण समूहों में बंटे कुल 531 शब्द सीखेंगे, साथ ही सही स्पेलिंग पहचानने का अभ्यास भी करेंगे।
RPSC RAS Mains परीक्षा योजना (Paper-IV, General English, Grammar & Usage खंड, कुल 20 अंक) में 'Words often Confused or Misused (Application)' सीधे सिलेबस में सूचीबद्ध एक स्वतंत्र टॉपिक है। इसके अतिरिक्त Correction of Sentences तथा Translation में भी गलत शब्द चुनने से पूरा वाक्य अशुद्ध हो जाता है — इसलिए यह टॉपिक परोक्ष रूप से भी बहुत उपयोगी है।
तकनीकी अर्थ: ऐसे शब्दों के जोड़े या समूह जो स्पेलिंग या उच्चारण में एक-दूसरे से बहुत मिलते-जुलते हैं, परंतु जिनका अर्थ पूर्णतः भिन्न होता है।
आसान भाषा में: जैसे हिंदी में 'सर' और 'शर' सुनने में करीब-करीब एक जैसे लग सकते हैं पर अर्थ अलग हैं — वैसे ही अंग्रेज़ी में Desert/Dessert, Complement/Compliment जैसे शब्द-जोड़े होते हैं।
उदाहरण: 'Stationary' (अचल) बनाम 'Stationery' (लेखन सामग्री) — स्पेलिंग में सिर्फ एक अक्षर (a/e) का अंतर, अर्थ पूरी तरह अलग।
नीचे RAS Mains के लिहाज़ से अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण 236 Confusing-Word समूह दिए गए हैं (कुल 531 शब्द) — हर एक का हिंदी अर्थ, तथा जहाँ उपलब्ध हो वहाँ उदाहरण-वाक्य सहित। एक समूह के सभी शब्दों की आपस में तुलना करके पढ़ें।
| क्र. | शब्द — हिंदी अर्थ — उदाहरण |
|---|---|
| 1. | Accept — स्वीकार करना Ex.: I will accept her proposal. | Except — के अलावा Ex.: We work every day except Sunday. | Expect — उम्मीद करना Ex.: It was not expected from you. |
| 2. | Ascent — आरोहण Ex.: The ascent of Aravallis is not very difficult. | Assent — सहमति Ex.: The President gave his assent to the Farmer bill. | Accent — लहज़ा Ex.: She spoke English with an accent. |
| 3. | Adopt — गोद लेना Ex.: She adopted three children. | Adept — निपुण Ex.: He is adept at handling this sort of situation. | Adapt — अनुकूल बनाना Ex.: She must adapt herself to her new surroundings. |
| 4. | Alternate — एकान्तर Ex.: Alternate layers of fruit and cream. | Alternative — विकल्प Ex.: The car is too expensive so we're trying to find a cheaper alternative. |
| 5. | Access — पहुँच Ex.: High-speed internet access has become a necessity. | Excess — अधिकता Ex.: In excess of enthusiasm, I agreed to work hard. |
| 6. | Averse — विमुख Ex.: he was averse to any change. | Adverse — हानिकर Ex.: This drug is known to have adverse side effects. |
| 7. | Advise — सलाह देना (Verb) Ex.: I would advise you not to tell him. | Advice — सलाह (Noun) Ex.: let me give you a piece of advice. |
| 8. | Affect — प्रभावित करना (Verb) Ex.: How will these charges affect you? | Effect — प्रभाव/परिणाम (Noun) Ex.: The overall effect of the painting is overwhelming. | Apposite — उचित Ex.: Her conclusions remain apposite today. | Opposite — विपरीत Ex.: We live on the opposite side of the road. |
| 9. | Amend — सुधार करना Ex.: Parliament will vote to amend the constitution. | Emend — ठीक करना Ex.: Please emend your letter writing. |
| 10. | Amoral — नीतिहीन Ex.: Ayushi was greedy and amoral. | Immoral — अनैतिक Ex.: it's immoral to steal. |
| 11. | Antics — विलक्षण हरकतें Ex.: We laughed at our teacher's antics. | Antique — प्राचीन Ex.: We have the business of selling antique objects. |
| 12. | Allude — संकेत/जिक्र करना Ex.: The problem had been alluded to in earlier discussions. | Elude — बच निकलना Ex.: Vijay Maliya managed to elude the police. |
| 13. | Edition — संस्करण Ex.: The story was in Tuesday's edition of "The Hindu". | Addition — जोड़ना Ex.: Children are learning addition and subtraction. |
| 14. | Appraise — आंकना Ex.: The manager must appraise her team's performance. | Apprise — सूचित करना/होना Ex.: We were fully apprised of the situation. |
| 15. | Allusion — उल्लेख Ex.: Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion. | Illusion — भ्रम Ex.: Kiara is in illusion that she is the highest paid actresses of Bollywood. |
| 16. | Beside — पास में Ex.: I sat beside my mother all night. | Besides — अलावा Ex.: What other music do you like besides rock? |
| 17. | Bridle — लगाम Ex.: She was forced to bridle her anger. | Bridal — दुल्हन का Ex.: She choose a lovely bridal gown. | Beneficial — फायदेमंद Ex.: A good diet is beneficial for health. | Beneficiary — लाभार्थी Ex.: Who will be the main beneficiary of the cuts in income tax? |
| 18. | Childish — बचकाना Ex.: Don't be so childish. | Childlike — बच्चों जैसा Ex.: She responded with childlike simplicity. |
| 19. | Credible — विश्वसनीय Ex.: It is just not credible that she would cheat. | Creditable — श्रेयस्कर Ex.: It was a very creditable result for the whole team. |
| 20. | Censure — निंदा Ex.: The manager was severely censured for negligence. | Censor — नियंत्रक Ex.: The media may be censored especially on defence issues. |
| 21. | Canvas — मोटा कपड़ा Ex.: Tents made from heavy canvas. | Canvass — वोट मांगना Ex.: He spent the whole month canvassing for votes. |
| 22. | Cemetery — कब्रिस्तान Ex.: He was buried in personal cemetery. | Symmetry — समरूपता Ex.: The tree breaks the symmetry of the painting. | Casual — अनौपचारिक Ex.: It was a casual remark. | Causal — कारणीय Ex.: The causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices. |
| 23. | Caste — जाति Ex.: We are learning about the caste system. | Cast — वोट देना/ ढालना Ex.: We should cast our vote wisely to strengthen the democracy. |
| 24. | Coarse — भद्दा, मोटा, समतल नहीं Ex.: Nobody likes his coarse behaviour. | Course — किसी काम का सिलसिलेवार रास्ता Ex.: I enrolled in a ten-week online course. | Chores — उबाऊ काम Ex.: The women were assigned household chores. |
| 25. | Confidant — राजदार Ex.: Amit shah is a close confidant of Modi ji. | Confident — आत्मविश्वास के साथ Ex.: She was in a relaxed, confident mood. |
| 26. | Contagious — संक्रामक Ex.: Corona is a contagious disease. | Contiguous — समीप Ex.: Nepal is contiguous to India. |
| 27. | Corps — सैन्य-दल Ex.: Bhagat Singh was the commander of the third army corps. | Corpse — लाश Ex.: The corpse was hardly recognized. | Carcass — जानवर का शव Ex.: She boiled up the carcass. |
| 28. | Conscious — सचेत Ex.: She remains conscious throughout the operation. | Conscientious — विवेकशील Ex.: She was a popular and conscientious teacher. | Conscience — अंतरात्मा की आवाज Ex.: When we are in dilemma, we should always listen to our conscience. |
| 29. | Considerable — विचारणीय/ बड़ा Ex.: Damage to the building was considerable. | Considerate — सहृदय Ex.: It was considerate of you to help me. | Consecrate — पवित्र Ex.: He consecrated his life by helping the poor. |
| 30. | Complaint — शिकायत (N) Ex.: I can see no ground for complaint. | Complain — शिकायत करना (V) Ex.: I never complain but I am obviously hurt. |
| 31. | Complacent — आत्मसंतुष्ट Ex.: We must not become complacent about our progress. | Complaisant — विनीत Ex.: One must be complaisant to one's master. |
| 32. | Compliment — तारीफ Ex.: Please give my compliment to your brother. | Complement — पूरक Ex.: Duties and rights are complement to each other. |
| 33. | Custom — रिवाज़ Ex.: It is a local custom of our village. | Habit — आदत Ex.: Smoking is a bad habit. |
| 34. | Career — पेशा Ex.: I am concentrating on my career. | Carrier — वाहक Ex.: This baby carrier made from plastic. |
| 35. | Credible — विश्वसनीय Ex.: It is just not credible that she would cheat. | Credulous — भोला-भाला Ex.: A credulous person can be easily cheated. |
| 36. | Discreet — समझदार/ विचारशील Ex.: I am always discreet about my professional behaviour. | Discrete — अलग Ex.: Each state can be divided into discrete categories. |
| 37. | Disease — बीमारी Ex.: Smoking increases the risk of heart disease. | Decease — मृत्यु Ex.: Decease is an inevitable truth. |
| 38. | Decent — शालीन Ex.: I just want to get a decent job. | Descent — अवतरण Ex.: There is a gradual descent in sex ratio. | Dissent — मतभेद Ex.: He did everything in his power to suppress political dissent. |
| 39. | Dual — दोहरी Ex.: She has a dual nationality. | Duel — द्वंद्वयुद्ध Ex.: That was a verbal duel between the two candidates. | Dwell — निवास करना Ex.: Don't dwell on the past. |
| 40. | Deface — बिगाड़ना Ex.: Never deface public property. | Efface — मिटाना/उन्मूलन Ex.: The storm has effaced all the city. Time will efface all the unpleasant memories. |
| 41. | Defy — अवहेलना करना Ex.: I cannot defy my seniors. | Deify — देवता तुल्य मानना Ex.: Don't deify your partner, they are simply human beings. |
| 42. | Defuse — शांत Ex.: I am trying to defuse the tension in home. | Diffuse — बिखरा हुआ Ex.: She has a diffuse style of writing. |
| 43. | Desert — रेगिस्तान Ex.: The place has become a cultural desert. | Dessert — मिठाई Ex.: What's for dessert? |
| 44. | Depression — अवसाद Ex.: She is suffering from severe depression. | Depreciation — मूल्यह्रास Ex.: The currency suffered sharp depreciation. | Deprecate — विरोध करना Ex.: Nobody deprecate the behaviour of my mother. |
| 45. | Disinterested — उदासीन Ex.: Her advice appeared to be disinterested. | Uninterested — गैरदिलचस्प Ex.: I am totally uninterested in movies. |
| 46. | Defective — दोषपूर्ण Ex.: If the goods are defective, you should get a full refund. | Deficient — कम Ex.: Their food is deficient in iron. |
| 47. | Elicit — निकालना Ex.: Nobody can elicit my response. | Illicit — अवैध Ex.: Money laundering and counterfeiting are illicit activities. | Economical — किफ़ायती Ex.: It would be economical to buy the bigger size. | Economic — आर्थिक Ex.: There will be no economic recovery. |
| 48. | Enduring — चिरस्थायी Ex.: What is your most enduring memory of your beloved? | Endurable — सहने योग्य Ex.: I feel that this is no longer endurable for me. |
| 49. | Ensure — सुनिश्चित करना Ex.: English will ensure your success. | Insure — बीमा करना Ex.: This painting is insured for 1 lakh rupees. | Assure — आश्वासन Ex.: I assured you about my exam. |
| 50. | Envelop — ढंक लेना Ex.: She was enveloped in a huge towel. | Envelope — लिफ़ाफ़ा Ex.: Writing paper and envelopes are provided in your exam. |
| 51. | Excite — उत्तेजित करना Ex.: Don't excite yourself, keep calm. | Incite — भड़काना Ex.: He incited the workforce to come out on strike. |
| 52. | Expedient — उपाय Ex.: The disease was controlled by simple expedient. | Expeditious — शीघ्र Ex.: She has the most expeditious method of dealing with the situation. |
| 53. | Extinct — विलुप्त Ex.: The fossilised remains of extinct animals. | Instinct — सहज प्रवृत्ति Ex.: His first instinct was to run away. |
| 54. | Flair — स्वभाव Ex.: I love the flair of mimicry. | Flare — चमक Ex.: His dark eyes flared angrily. | Flaunt — शान दिखाना Ex.: I did not believe in flaunting my wealth. | Flout — अवज्ञा Ex.: She likes flouting conversation and doing her own thing. |
| 55. | Fortuitous — आकस्मिक Ex.: Her success depends on a fortuitous combination of circumstances. | Fortunate — भाग्यशाली Ex.: It was very fortunate to him that I arrived on time. |
| 56. | Felicity — सौभाग्य Ex.: It was a great felicity for me to be selected in UPSC. | Facility — सुविधा Ex.: There is no facility of washrooms in govt schools. | Faculty — संकाय Ex.: Dr. Sharma is the top most faculty of IIT Delhi. |
| 57. | Fatal — घातक Ex.: If she gets ill again it could prove fatal. | Fateful — निर्णायक Ex.: She looked back now to that fateful day in December. |
| 58. | Fain — प्रसन्नतापूर्वक Ex.: I would fain do as you ask. | Feign — बहाना करना Ex.: He survived the massacre by feigning death. |
| 59. | Graceful — शोभायमान Ex.: He gave a graceful bow to the audience. | Gracious — उदार Ex.: We have not yet learned how to be gracious in adverse times. |
| 60. | Gate — फाटक Ex.: A crowd gathered at the factory gate. | Gait — चाल Ex.: He walked with a rolling gait. |
| 61. | Gourmand — पेटू Ex.: My brother is literally Gourmand. | Gourmet — खाने-पीने का वस्तुओं का पारखी Ex.: It's very hard to be gourmet. |
| 62. | Hear — सुनाई पड़ना Ex.: I can't hear very well. | Listen to — ध्यान देकर सुनना Ex.: I listened to her story carefully. |
| 63. | Hoard — इकट्ठा करना Ex.: They dug up a hoard of Roman coins. | Horde — भीड़ Ex.: Football fans turned up in horde. |
| 64. | Humility — विनम्रता Ex.: This was the genuine act of humility. | Humiliation — निरादर Ex.: The result was really a humiliation for me. |
| 65. | Human — इंसान Ex.: This food is not fit for human consumption. | Humane — दयालु Ex.: She is very humane to everyone. |
| 66. | Historic — ऐतिहासिक Ex.: The battle of Haldi Ghati was truly historic event. | Histrionic — नाटकीय Ex.: This way of telling anything is really histrionic. |
| 67. | Illegal — गैर क़ानूनी Ex.: She promised to crack down on illegal immigration. | Illicit — गैर सामाजिक Ex.: She is in an illicit love affair. |
| 68. | Ingenious — चतुर Ex.: His plots are always very ingenious. | Ingenuous — निष्कपट Ex.: You are too ingenuous. |
| 69. | Industrial — औद्योगिक Ex.: India has a large industrial sector. | Industrious — मेहनती Ex.: Ramesh sir is a really industrious person. |
| 70. | Incumbent — पदधारी Ex.: The present incumbent of this time is money. | Recumbent — लेटा हुआ Ex.: The child was in a recumbent posture on bed. |
| 71. | Judicial — अदालती Ex.: The supreme court ordered a judicial inquiry into the death. | Judicious — विवेकसम्मत Ex.: Corona is curable with judicious use of food and medicine. |
| 72. | Loath — अनिच्छुक Ex.: I am loath to participate in a dance competition. | Loathe — घृणा करना Ex.: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip. | Lose — खोना Ex.: She lost a leg in a car crash. | Loss — नुकसान Ex.: My weight loss journey was very difficult. | Loose — ढीला Ex.: On long flights, wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes. |
| 73. | Luxuriant — प्रचुर Ex.: She had long luxuriant dark hair. | Luxurious — विलासी Ex.: The car felt luxurious. |
| 74. | Militate — युद्ध करना Ex.: The lack of resources militates against the success of small businesses in rural areas. | Mitigate — कम करना Ex.: Action must be taken to mitigate poverty. |
| 75. | Naval — नौसेना का Ex.: That was a naval battle. | Navel — नाभि Ex.: Navel is a body part. |
| 76. | Notable — विशिष्ट Ex.: Your efforts for this task were really notable. | Notorious — कुख्यात Ex.: Laden is widely notorious all over the world. |
| 77. | Famous — प्रसिद्ध Ex.: Sachin is famous for cricket. | Eminent — प्रख्यात Ex.: Gandhi was an eminent personality all over the world. |
| 78. | Official — दफ्तर का Ex.: My father always does his official work in the evening. | Officious — परेशान करनेवाला Ex.: One of my friends is always officious for everyone. |
| 79. | Ordinance — अध्यादेश Ex.: The president can issue an ordinance under article 123. | Ordnance — तोपखाना Ex.: The govt supplied a number of ordnances to the military last month. |
| 80. | Pale — फीका Ex.: His face colour has become pale. | Pail — बाल्टी Ex.: This pail is filled with water. |
| 81. | Pedal — पावदान Ex.: I couldn't reach the pedal of your bike. | Peddle — फेरी लगाना Ex.: He sells clothes and brushes by peddling. |
| 82. | Perpetrate — पाप करना Ex.: A high proportion of crime in any country is perpetrated by young males. | Perpetuate — अविरत बनाना Ex.: We must not perpetuate the religious division of the past. |
| 83. | Personal — निजी Ex.: Everyone has a personal life. | Personnel — कार्मिक Ex.: The country has never dispatched military personnel abroad. |
| 84. | Practice(N) — अभ्यास Ex.: Practice makes a work perfect. | Practise(V) — अभ्यास करना Ex.: The ways in my brother practise his task are unique. |
| 85. | Prescribe — सलाह देना Ex.: Doctors prescribe antibiotics as a treatment. | Proscribe — बहिष्कार करना Ex.: In some countries surgery is proscribed. |
| 86. | Proceed — आगे बढ़ना Ex.: I proceeded to tell him about the secret. | Precede — पूर्व में होना Ex.: She preceded me in the job. |
| 87. | Popular — लोकप्रिय Ex.: Arijit Singh is a more popular personality than Tulsi Kumar. | Populous — आबादी वाले Ex.: India is the most populous country in the world. |
| 88. | Pray — प्रार्थना करना Ex.: I just pray to God to make me sensible enough that I will not hurt anybody. | Prey — शिकार Ex.: The lion will often stalk its prey for hours. |
| 89. | Principal — प्रधानाचार्य Ex.: Joshi is the principal of high school Alaksha. | Principle — सिद्धांत Ex.: Some people have no principle in their life. |
| 90. | Quite — अत्यंत Ex.: I am quite sure that he will clear exam this year. | Quiet — शांत Ex.: The teacher ordered students to keep quiet. | Quit — छोड़ना Ex.: Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement in 1942. |
| 91. | Rain — बारिश Ex.: It is raining cats and dogs. | Reign — शासन Ex.: In that queen's reign there was peace. | Rein — लगाम Ex.: He took up the reins of government. |
| 92. | Resource — संसाधन Ex.: We did the best we could do with the limited resources. | Recourse — सहारा Ex.: Our only recourse is legal action. |
| 93. | Refute — खंडन Ex.: They refute any suggestions that she stole the watch. | Repudiate — परित्याग करना Ex.: His party repudiated him after the scandal. |
| 94. | Rise — उठना, उगना Ex.: The flood water was rising fast. | Raise — उठाना Ex.: She raised the gun and fire. |
| 95. | Raze — भूमिसात् करना Ex.: The forest was razed by fire. | Rage — क्रोध Ex.: His face was dark with rage. |
| 96. | Ride — सवारी Ex.: He rode fifty miles on a black horse. | Drive — गाड़ी चलाना Ex.: Drive so fast. |
| 97. | Rout — घोर पराजय Ex.: The battle of Panipat turned into a rout for Rana sangha. | Route — मार्ग Ex.: Which is the best route to take? | Root — जड़ Ex.: The root cause of this problem is your ego. |
| 98. | Septic — विषाक्त Ex.: A dirty cut may go septic. | Sceptic — संशयात्मक Ex.: He was unable to convince the sceptics in the audience. |
| 99. | See — देखना Ex.: I can see the nature surrounding. | Look — देखना (ध्यान से) Ex.: Look closely and tell me what is going on here. | Watch — ध्यान से देखना Ex.: I have watched a movie today. | Glance — निगाह डालना Ex.: I glanced quietly to see who had come in. | Glare — गुस्से से देखना Ex.: I looked at her and she glared furiously back. | Glimpse — झलक Ex.: I just glimpsed at baby but she was very cute. | Glower — गुस्सैल निगाह Ex.: As the mirror broke, my mother glowered at me. |
| 100. | Sever — काटकर अलग करना Ex.: Her hand was severed from his arm. | Amputate — अंग भंग करना Ex.: He had to have both legs amputated. | Maim — पंगु बनाना Ex.: Hundreds of people maimed in the earthquake. | Severe — गंभीर Ex.: If the pain becomes severe, you must contact a doctor. | Sewer — गंदा नाला Ex.: An open sewer can be proved very dangerous. |
| 101. | Story — कहानी Ex.: The story of every woman is same. | Storey — मंज़िल Ex.: Ambani has a multi storey building. |
| 102. | Suit — सूट (पोशाक) Ex.: She was wearing a grey business suit. | Soot — कालिख Ex.: The chimney sweepers are always streaked with soot. | Suite — कमरों का सैट Ex.: The booked a suite for his employees. |
| 103. | Statue — प्रतिमा Ex.: Madam Paliwal made the statue of lord Shiva in Murudeshwar. | Statute — क़ानून Ex.: Under the statute of the university they had no power to dismiss him. |
| 104. | Straight — सीधा Ex.: She is the only straight forward girl in the family. | Strait — जलसंधि Ex.: Duncan strait separates Andaman and Nicobar Island. |
| 105. | Stationary — अचल Ex.: I remained stationary as I heard the news | Stationery — लेखन सामग्री Ex.: There are so many stationery shops. |
| 106. | Sight — दृश्य Ex.: I have an amazing eye sight. | Site — स्थान Ex.: This site has been chosen for the new school. | Cite — उल्लेख करना Ex.: We should cite all the reasons for our resignation. |
| 107. | Shear — ऊन कतरना Ex.: It is a tough task to shear the sheep. | Sheer — बिलकुल Ex.: The seminar was sheer interesting. |
| 108. | Toe — पांव का अंगूठा Ex.: She has a cut on her toe today. | Tow — खींचते ले जाना Ex.: Our car was towed away by the police. |
| 109. | Temper — गुस्सा Ex.: We should maintain our temper in every situation. | Tamper — छेड़छाड़ Ex.: You have obviously tampered with my notes of English grammar. |
| 110. | Temporary — अस्थायी Ex.: Everything is temporary in this world. | Temporal — लौकिक Ex.: Spiritual leaders have no temporal power. |
| 111. | Topical — सामयिक Ex.: We met to discuss matters of topical interest. | Tropical — उष्णकटिबंधीय Ex.: This area is affected by tropical disease. |
| 112. | Vain — व्यर्थ, घमंडी Ex.: She is too vain to wear glasses. | Vein — नस Ex.: The nurse was having trouble in finding a vein in his arm. | Wane — पतन Ex.: Her enthusiasm was waning rapidly. |
| 113. | Verbal — मौखिक Ex.: All the aspirants must have good verbal skills. | Verbose — शब्दबहुल Ex.: The boy was seriously agitated and verbose. | Oral — मुंह–ज़बानी Ex.: Stories passed on by Oral tradition. | Aural — कर्ण–संबंधी Ex.: All the students must give aural comprehension test. | Verbiage — अनावश्यक बहुशब्द प्रयोग Ex.: The man is totally verbiage. |
| 114. | Virtuous — सद् गुणी Ex.: I have lived entirely virtuous life. | Virtual — आभासी Ex.: You can also take a virtual tour of the museum. |
| 115. | Vile — अत्यंत अप्रिय व बुरा Ex.: He was in a vile mood. | Wiles — छल – कपट Ex.: She used all her wiles in order to get her money. |
| 116. | Vale — घाटी Ex.: The silent vale is situated in Kerala. | Veil — घूंघट Ex.: The bridal veil was fringed with lace. Trick: 'veil of ignorance' ethics vala. | Wail — विलाप Ex.: The little girl was wailing miserably. Don't wail over the past. |
| 117. | Vocation — पेशा Ex.: Choose the vocation you love. | Vacation — अवकाश Ex.: All the children love summer vacation. | Avocation — hobby/रुचि Ex.: He's a professional musician, but his avocation is photography. |
| 118. | Violence — हिंसा Ex.: We should condemn violence done by the protesters. | Violation — उल्लंघन Ex.: They were in open violation of treaty. |
| 119. | Wither — सूख जाना Ex.: All the flowers withered in the warm Sun. | Whither — कहाँ Ex.: Whither should we go? | Weather — मौसम Ex.: My flight was cancelled due to bad weather. |
| 120. | Wave — लहर Ex.: Huge waves were breaking on the shore. Her dupatta was waving in the wind. | Waive — छोड़ देना Ex.: I waived all the materialistic things. |
| 121. | Air — हवा Ex.: I wanted to sit in open air. | Heir — उत्तराधिकारी Ex.: He is the only heir to the property of his father. | Hair — बाल Ex.: Anil Kapoor has a lot of hair. |
| 122. | Altar — पूजा स्थल Ex.: He knelt at the altar. | Alter — बदलना Ex.: I cannot alter my dress. |
| 123. | All together — सभी एक साथ Ex.: Let's go there all together. | Altogether — पूर्णतः / पूरी तरह से Ex.: Sorry I forgot your name altogether. |
| 124. | Assay — परख, Exam, Attempt Ex.: We assayed to reach the function before starting. This is my first assay for the UPSC exam. | Essay — निबंध Ex.: Your essay is not up to the mark. |
| 125. | Accomplice — सह–अपराधी Ex.: His friend was an accomplice in the fighting. | Accomplish — संपूर्ण करना Ex.: I accomplish my task of doing correction. |
| 126. | Attain — प्राप्त करना Ex.: The institute attained its goal by giving 100% result in RPSC exam. | Obtain — पाना Ex.: My students obtained 80 marks in English. |
| 127. | Affluence — समृद्धि Ex.: Ambani has affluence. | Effluence — बहकर बाहर निकलना Ex.: Marble powder is an effluence product. |
| 128. | Break — तोड़ना Ex.: Never break the rules. | Brake — ब्रेक Ex.: The driver applied brakes. |
| 129. | Check — जाँच करना Ex.: Please check the bag. | Cheque — चेक Ex.: I don't need your cheque anymore. |
| 130. | Cease — रोकना Ex.: This company has ceased its production. | Seize — जब्त करना Ex.: His property was seized by court. | Siege — घेराबंदी Ex.: The siege was finally lifted after six months. |
| 131. | College — कॉलेज Ex.: He has joined Rajasthan college. | Collage — संग्रह Ex.: Radha has made a beautiful collage. |
| 132. | Dose — खुराक Ex.: I take four doses in a day. | Doze — झपकी लेना Ex.: Some girls doze in the class in summer. |
| 133. | Exhaustive — विस्तृत Ex.: We made an exhaustive plan to attack. | Exhausting — थकाऊ Ex.: Painting is an exhausting work. |
| 134. | Physic — दवा Ex.: He took a physic. | Physics — भौतिक विज्ञान Ex.: Physics is a different subject. | Physique — डील–डौल Ex.: He has a well-built physique. |
| 135. | Peer — समकक्ष Ex.: Students hate to be scolded in front of their peers. | Pier — घाट Ex.: The passengers are on the pier. |
| 136. | Quarry — खदान Ex.: Miner works in quarry. | Query — सवाल Ex.: She always has some queries about my identity. |
| 137. | Seed — बीज Ex.: Sow the seed of a flower. | Cede — आत्मसमर्पण करना Ex.: Macbeth had to cede his territory. |
| 138. | Tenor — तात्पर्य Ex.: I knew enough English to get the tenor of conversation. | Tenure — कार्यकाल Ex.: The tenure of office of the president is 5 years. |
| 139. | Venal — घूसख़ोर Ex.: Corrupt venal officers are not respectable. | Venial — क्षम्य Ex.: He had done a venial offence. |
| 140. | Abstain — परहेज करना Ex.: He must abstain from drinking, smoking, gambling etc. | Refrain — बुरी आदतों से दूरी Ex.: The girls refrained from laughing. |
| 141. | Avenge — बदला लेना Ex.: Rohit avenged the murder of his father by getting the assassin hanged. | Revenge — प्रतिशोध Ex.: He revenged himself upon his enemy by setting fire to his house. |
| 142. | Affection — स्नेह Ex.: My elder sister has a great affection for me. | Affectation — दिखावा Ex.: Your innocence is mere affectation. |
| 143. | Apathy — उदासीनता Ex.: People have shown surprising apathy towards these important social problems. | Antipathy — घृणा Ex.: There is no antipathy between Hindu and Muslim in India. |
| 144. | Eminent — प्रख्यात Ex.: Kejriwal is eminent all over India. | Imminent — निकटस्थ (about to happen) Ex.: New war is imminent. | Immanent — अंतर्निहित, हर जगह मौजूद Ex.: God is immanent in the world. |
| 145. | Accede — मान लेना/सहमत Ex.: He acceded to demands for his resignation. | Exceed — से अधिक Ex.: The weight of the bag should not exceed 20 kilos. |
| 146. | Award — पुरस्कार (prize/gift) Ex.: This year best actor award goes to Katrina. | Reward — इनाम (bonus/monetary benefits) Ex.: Winning the match was just reward for all the efforts. |
| 147. | Avert — टालना Ex.: The accident could have been averted. | Revert — लौटाना Ex.: The land will soon revert to jungle if it is not farmed. |
| 148. | Abject — नितान्त Ex.: The war was an abject failure. | Object — एतराज़ करना Ex.: Many people object to the new tax. |
| 149. | Affirm — दृढ़ता के साथ कहना | Confirm — पुष्टि करना |
| 150. | Acumen — कुशाग्रता | Acuity — तीक्ष्णता |
| 151. | Device — उपकरण | Devise — उपाय करना |
| 152. | Dominant (N) — प्रभावशाली | Dominate (V) — हावी होना |
| 153. | Rational — तर्कसंगत | Rationale — मूल कारण |
| 154. | Legible — पढ़ने योग्य | Eligible — योग्य |
| 155. | Deny — अस्वीकार करना (Request के लिए) | Refuse — अस्वीकार करना (proposal/offer के लिए) |
| 156. | Invent — आविष्कार करना | Discover — खोज करना | Founded — स्थापित |
| 157. | Flea — पिस्सू | Flee — भाग जाना | Fly — उड़ना | Feel — महसूस करना |
| 158. | Weight (N) — वज़न | Wait — इंतज़ार | Weigh (V) — तौलना | Wade — पानी या कीचड़ में मुश्किल से चलना |
| 159. | Emigrant — उत्प्रवासी | Immigrant — परदेशवासी | Exile — देशनिकाला |
| 160. | Aspire — महत्त्वाकांक्षा करना | Expire — अंत होना |
| 161. | Disburse — राशि–वितरण करना | Disperse — छितराना |
| 162. | Amiable — सौम्य | Amicable — मित्रतापूर्ण |
| 163. | Accident — दुर्घटना | Incident — घटना |
| 164. | Corporal — शारीरिक | Corporeal — भौतिक |
| 165. | Cannon — तोप | Canon — कानून/कसौटी |
| 166. | Current — मौजूदा | Currant — किशमिश |
| 167. | Collision — टक्कर | Collusion — कपटसंधि |
| 168. | Calendar — पंचांग | Calender — इस्त्री करने की मशीन |
| 169. | Cession — स्वत्व त्याग | Session — सत्र |
| 170. | Drought — सूखा | Draught — झोंका |
| 171. | Dependent (adj) — आश्रित | Dependant (n) — आश्रित |
| 172. | Deference — सम्मान | Difference — अंतर |
| 173. | Eruption — विस्फोट (ज्वालामुखी फटने के संदर्भ में प्रयुक्त) | Irruption — आक्रमण (जीव विज्ञान में किसी प्रजाति की संख्या में अचानक वृद्धि के लिए प्रयुक्त) |
| 174. | Emerge — उभरना | Immerge — विसर्जित करना |
| 175. | Enviable — ईर्ष्या के योग्य | Envious — ईर्ष्या करने वाला |
| 176. | Excursion — सैर सपाटा, पिकनिक | Incursion — अचानक हमला |
| 177. | Forego — आगे होना | Forgo — त्यागना |
| 178. | Funeral — अंतिम संस्कार | Funereal — दुःखमय |
| 179. | Hangar — विमान घर | Hanger — खूँटी |
| 180. | Hammock — कपड़े से बनाया हुआ खटोला/झूला | Hummock — छोटी पहाड़ी |
| 181. | Jealous — ईर्षापूर्ण | Zealous — उत्साही |
| 182. | Knotty — जटिल | Naughty — शरारती |
| 183. | Prophecy (N) — भविष्यवाणी | Prophesy (V) — भविष्यवाणी करना |
| 184. | Persecute — अत्याचार करना | Prosecute — मुक़दमा करना |
| 185. | Spacious — विशाल | Specious — दिखावट में सुंदर |
| 186. | Teem — अधिकता | Team — समूह |
| 187. | Umpire — खेल पंच | Empire — साम्राज्य |
| 188. | Vassal — दास | Vessel — जहाज़/बरतन |
| 189. | Imaginary — काल्पनिक | Imaginative — कल्पनाशील |
| 190. | Merry — आनंदित | Marry — विवाह करना |
| 191. | Soar — बहुत वृद्धि होना | Sore — घाव | Sure — ज़रूर |
| 192. | Goal — लक्ष्य | Gaol — बन्दीगृह |
| 193. | Aisle — गलियारा | Isle — टापू |
| 194. | Already — अब तक | All ready — सब तैयार |
| 195. | A lot — बहुत | Allot — आवंटित |
| 196. | Angel — देवदूत | Angle — कोण |
| 197. | Assistance — सहायता | Assistants — सहायक |
| 198. | Bare — नंगा | Bear — भालू/सहना Ex.: I could not bear the cold. |
| 199. | Boar — सूअर | Bore — उबा देना, छेद करना |
| 200. | Board — तख्ता, समिति | Bored — गैरदिलचस्प |
| 201. | Born — जन्म | Borne — जनित Ex.: Vector borne disease (past participle of "to bear") |
| 202. | Breath (noun) — साँस | Breathe (verb) — साँस लेना |
| 203. | Capital — राजधानी | Capitol — भवन का नाम |
| 204. | Council — परिषद | Counsel — सलाह |
| 205. | Dairy — दुग्धशाला | Diary — दैनिकी |
| 206. | Die — मरना | Dye — रंगना |
| 207. | Dyeing — रंगना | Dying — मरना |
| 208. | Everyday — रोज़ का (विशेषण) | Every day — प्रतिदिन (क्रिया-विशेषण) |
| 209. | Fair — ईमानदार, मेला, गोरा | Fare — भाड़ा, किराया |
| 210. | Formally — औपचारिक रूप से | Formerly — पूर्व |
| 211. | Forth — आगे | Fourth — चौथा |
| 212. | Heard — सुना (hear का भूतकाल) | Herd — झुंड |
| 213. | Hole — छेद | Whole — संपूर्ण |
| 214. | Lessen — कम करना | Lesson — पाठ |
| 215. | Meat — मांस | Meet — भेंट करना | Medal — पदक | Meddle — हस्तक्षेप करना |
| 216. | Metal — धातु | Mettle — उत्साह |
| 217. | Miner — खान में काम करनेवाला | Minor — नाबालिग, गौण |
| 218. | Moral — नैतिक | Morale — मानोबल |
| 219. | Patience — धैर्य | Patients — मरीजों |
| 220. | Peace — शांति | Piece — टुकड़ा |
| 221. | Peak — शिखर | Peek — छिपकर ताकना | Pique — मनमुटाव |
| 222. | Respectfully — सम्मान से | Respectively — क्रमशः |
| 223. | Right — उचित | Rite — संस्कार | Write — लिखना |
| 224. | Road — सड़क | Rode — सवार हुआ (ride का भूतकाल) |
| 225. | Scene — दृश्य | Seen — देखा हुआ (see का भूतकाल कृदंत) |
| 226. | Sense — समझ | Since — तब से, क्योंकि |
| 227. | Taught — सिखाया (teach का भूतकाल) | Taut — तना हुआ, कसा हुआ |
| 228. | Track — मार्ग, रास्ता | Tract — प्रणाली |
| 229. | Waist — कमर | Waste — बरबाद करना |
| 230. | Weather — मौसम | Whether — चाहे, यदि |
| 231. | Attenuate — कम करना, घटाना, कमजोर करना, पतला करना Ex.: Reduction of intensity, Strength, Sound, Effect | Extenuate — दोष कम करके दिखाना, गंभीरता घटाना Ex.: Moral/legal reduction, fault, guilt, blame |
| 232. | Incense — धूप, अगरबत्ती, क्रोधित करना, भड़काना |
| 233. | Farther — (दूरी में) आगे Ex.: Jaipur is farther from here than Ajmer. | Further — (विस्तार/अतिरिक्त अर्थ में) और आगे Ex.: We need further information before deciding. |
| 234. | Later — बाद में (समय) Ex.: I will call you later in the evening. | Latter — दूसरा (दो में से) Ex.: Of the two candidates, the latter was selected. |
| 235. | Lightning — बिजली चमकना Ex.: A bolt of lightning struck the old tree. | Lightening — हल्का करना Ex.: Lightening the load helped the porter walk faster. |
| 236. | Licence (Noun) — अनुज्ञप्ति Ex.: He applied for a driving licence. | License (Verb) — अनुज्ञप्ति देना Ex.: The government licenses shops to sell liquor. |
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