Amiable/amicable
Amiable
Meaning: having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature
Example: She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed.
Amicable
Meaning: characterized by friendliness
Example: The meeting ended on reasonably amicable terms.
Amiable refers for example to someone’s personality and suggests a friendly and pleasant manner – in a sense likeable. Amicable refers to things like arrangements and agreements that are favourable to both sides in the agreement or arrangement. You can come to an amicable agreement with someone where you and the other person both benefit without anything actually being written down. It’s a sort of favourable deal.
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Board/ bored
Board
Meaning: A long flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank; An organized body of administrators or investigators
Example: an ironing board; a board of trustees.
Bored
Meaning: To make weary by being dull, repetitive
Example: The movie bored us to death.
Base/bass
Base
Meaning: The lowest or bottom part; the bottom or supporting part of anything
Example: the base of a cliff; a paint with an oil base; a base camp for the mountain climbers
Bass
Meaning: A low-pitched sound or tone; North American freshwater fish
Example: The bass guitar is an important instrument in any rock band.
Currently/presently
Currently
Meaning: Belonging to the present time; Being in progress now
Example: Manmohan Singh is currently the Prime Minister of India.
Presently
Meaning: In a short time; soon
Some argue that “presently” doesn’t mean “in the present.” It means “soon.” If you want to talk about something that’s happening right now, they urge you to say it’s going on currently.
Eager/anxious
Eager
Meaning: Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectanc
Example: Sawyer and Kate had such a bitter fight that he was eager to see her departure
Anxious
Meaning: worried and tense because of possible misfortune, danger, etc.; uneasy; fraught with or causing anxiety; worrying; distressing
Example: I was anxious to see the new show at the museum
Insidious/invidious
Insidious
Meaning: Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
Example: They focus on overt (meaning open, not concealed) racism rather than insidious aspects of racism.
Invidious
Meaning: Tending to rouse ill will, animosity, or resentment
Example: He’s in the invidious position of having to break the bad news.
Parameter/perimeter
Parameter
Meaning: any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
Example: For any competition, the organizers have to define the basic parameters within which the players must operate.
Perimeter
Meaning: the outer limit of an area
Example: the perimeter of a rectangle.
Seen/scene
Seen
Meaning: The past participle of see
Example: He has seen a lot of ups and downs during his tenure in the company.
Scene
Meaning: The place where an action or event occurs
Example: the scene of the crime
Recent/resent
Recent
Meaning: Of, belonging to, or occurring at a time immediately before the present; Modern; new
Example: Sales have fallen by more than 75 per cent in recent years.
Resent
Meaning: to feel bitter
Example: She resents being paid less than her co-workers.
explain the difference between than and then, affect and effect.
what is the differnce between “round the corner” and “around the corner”??
around the corner – going to happen very soon
CAT is around the corner, we must study hard.
The current administration will lose the election, and, presently, a new group will be in power.
1.I’m eager to see the results tomorrow but feeling little anxious.
2.Currently shyam is doing bba but presently he is planning to join a bpo.
Companies adopt parameter that judge aspirants on various ground.
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I am bewildered and confused with currently and presently.
Currently: example: Manmohan Singh is currently the Prime Minister of India.
Presently: example: Manmohan Singh is presently our Prime Minister.
A got bored by the long excruciating lecture.
The board of directors decided for the merger after a long meeting of 3 days.
The parameters for defining a perfect student includes punctual , loyal and many more things.
The guards ran round the perimeter of the warehouse in search of the assailant.
insidious – Swine flu is an insidious disease.
invidious – He has to complete an invidious task in a week.
@sir: still confused with insidious and invidious
This damage to brand’s credibility is partially repairable.
I am bored of these board meetings.
Students were eagerly waiting for their results.
She was little anxious during her exaam.
There are two parameters that determine volume of a cone first is perimeter and second is height.
We enjoyed the scenery.
In Iraq sunni people are resented with the shia legislation.