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| prescience, prescient - vocabulary noun Prescience: knowledge of events before they take place. adjective Prescient: perceiving significance of events before they take place. Note:… |
| privity, privy - vocabulary noun Privity: knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter. In law, a relationship between or among parties, typically to a contract. Privy: |
| probity - vocabulary noun Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed; honesty; the trait of having strong moral principles. Once regarded as the model of probity, Mayor Bradley, now 71 years old, is und… |
| prostrate - vocabulary adjective Lying prone, or with the head to the ground, as in a gesture of humility, adoration, or subservience; physically weak or exhausted; utterly depressed or disconsolate. verb To cast … |
| prototype - vocabulary noun The model or original on which something else is based or formed; a thing or person serving to illustrate typical qualities of a larger class or group; something analogous to a later thing. T… |
| prowess - vocabulary noun Exceptional strength, skill, and courage in battle; superior skill or ability. I am really greatly pleased at your standing so high in your form, and I am sure that this year it is better for… |
| punctilious - vocabulary adjective Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom; precise, scrupulous. His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him f… |
| query - vocabulary verb To inquire, to submit a question. noun An inquiry, a question. To the query, “What is a friend?” his reply was “A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” —Aristotle Quo… |
| recapitulate - vocabulary verb To repeat again the principal points of; to summarize. “But, for heaven’s sake, don’t get hot!” said Stepan Arkadyevitch, touching his brother-in-law’s knee. “The matter is not ended. If you … |
| Talk vs. Speak “We can’t speak freely when someone is around” OR “We can’t talk freely when someone is around” Both sentences are correct and same in the meaning. The only difference is that speak is more fo… |
| On Board vs. Onboard Have you ever wondered if you are on board or onboard a train or a plane? What about the time you agreed to help your friend carry out a crazy plan? Are you on board with his crazy idea or onboard? T… |
| Neighbor vs. Neighbour New neighbors just moved in the big white house. Consider this sentence for a moment. Does the word neighbors make you think again that maybe the spellings of neighbor aren’t really like these? Maybe… |
| Canon vs. Cannon Do you ever wonder how much difference one single letter in a word in English language? Embrace yourself! Canon and cannon are two different words with entirely different meanings. One is a law whil… |
| Sympathy vs. Empathy The terms sympathy and empathy is an addition to the list of the commonly confused pair of words. It may be attributed to the fact that both the words have to do with the person’s relationship with f… |
| Principal vs. Principle Our principal made it compulsory to follow all school principles.Principal and principle are a pair of words that are called homophone, meaning they have same pronunciation but very different meaning… |
| Censure vs. Censor vs. Sensor The government faced censure for censoring harmless images in the magazine.The words censure, censor and sensor are homophones and all three of them have similar pronunciation which is s-en-sur. The … |
| Disinterested vs. Uninterested Alex brought her disinterested friend to solve the dispute between her and Adam who was uninterested in any such thing. Does the above sentence gives you a about what is going on? Do you understand t… |
| Need vs. Knead I need to knead this dough before noon today.Though very common in English language, knead and need are two homophones that sound exactly alike but their meanings are entirely different. This remarka… |
| Recognize vs. Recognise Recognize and recognise are the two spellings of the same word that are both acceptable and exchangeable but one spellings are more commonly used in one part of the world while the others are common … |
| Labour vs. Labor English learners are sometimes confused when they see two words with very similar spellings and meanings. They read about them both and when the time comes to use that word in an essay, they are all … |
| Offence vs. Offense The team had troubles with their offense because they key player was injured. The offence was clearly much lighter than the punishment. Do you know the difference between offence with a c and offense… |
| Paediatric vs. Pediatric This article answers all your questions about the spelling of these two words along with definitions, origins, usage and examples. Read along and you will get to know the difference between the two s… |
| Resign vs. Re-sign Do you intend to re-sign the employment contract? Susan had resolved to resign from her position. Notice the above two sentences. Did you understand the meanings of resign and re-sign from them? If n… |
| Exceed vs. Accede Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds. He acceded to the throne after his father. Do you know the difference between exceed and accede? Do the above sentences give an idea to what they might mea… |
| Further vs. Farther Further research is necessary. The red car is farther away than the blue car. Contrary to popular opinion, further and farther don't have the same meaning. Basically, further refers to something that… |
