This lesson talks about four pairs
of words, which are bound to confuse you... have a look at the
words and their uses.
Distinct and
Distinctive
They have two very distinct personalities.
Distinctive - distinguishing: it basically means typical or chracteristic.
The distinctive stripes of the zebra.
The cathedral contains the distinctive arhcitecture of Rome.
Discreet and Discrete
Discreet - It means careful or reserved in one's speech or actions, often to avoid offending someone. It also means unnoticeable or unobtrusive at times.
Discrete - individual, distinct: it basically means some thing which is different and seperate
The book is a collection of three discrete stories.
Droop and
Drupe
Droop
- to sag : it basically means to hang down as if from
weakness
Due to the arduous running schedule my dog's ears
began to droop.
Drupe - A fleshy fruit: it
basically refers to fruits consisting of an outer skin, a usually
pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner
shell usually enclosing a single seed. For example- cherry,
peach, plum.
Blackberries are an aggregate fruit
composed of a cluster of small drupes.
Deviser and Devisor
Deviser - A person who
designs plots or intrigues.
He is known to be the priciple devisor of the terrorist
bombing attack.
Devisor -
Someone who devises real property in a will.
He is the devisor of my
will.
Deliverance and Deliver
Deliverance - the action of being rescued or set free: it could mean being salvaged or liberated.
A surgeon's job is to save people's lives ;the work is the deliverance of mankind.
Delivery - the action of delivering letter, packages or ordered goods.
If you order
the food on time, then the delivery should not take more than 30
minutes.
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