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Differences Between some similar words in common usage
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Advice | Advise
It is a noun. | It is a verb .
A recommendation or proposal . | Give advice to
Example : Teachers advice was usefl for students . | Example : The teacher advises troubled students
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Affect | Effect
Verb | Noun
Have an effect upon | An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
Example : Will the new scheme affect me ? | Example : Will the new scheme will have any effect on me ?
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All together | Altogether
All at the same time | To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
Example : Let's say 'Yes!' all together | Example : It was not altogether her fault .
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Altar | Alter
Noun | Verb
The table in Christian churches where communion is given | Make different; cause a transformation
| Example : The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
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Amoral | Immoral
Adjective | Adjective
Lacking any sense of moral standards or principles | Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
Example : Mohan is an amoral man . | Example : They considered colonialism immoral.
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Appraise | Apprise
Verb | Verb
Estimate or determine the nature, value, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | Inform (somebody) of something
Example: I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional | Example : I apprised him that the rent was due .
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Aural | Oral
Of or pertaining to hearing or the ear . | Using speech rather than writing
Example : An animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus . | Example : an oral agreement
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Discreet | Discrete
Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint | Constituting a separate entity or part
Example : a discreet silence | Example : a government with three discrete divisions .
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Disinterested | Uninterested
Unaffected by self-interest | Not having or showing interest
Example : I hope this will excuse me from the charge of being disinterested in this matter | Example : an uninterested spectator
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