Common Examples of Homonyms. Words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently (homophones) Weak — Week. Sun — Son. See — Sea. Plane — Plain. Meet — Meat. Words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled the same (homographs) Address – Address.
There are 10 difficult words with meaning which are as follows: Brusque – short and abrupt. Cajole – to urge. Jabber – to talk in a noisy or excited manner. Jostle – make one’s way by pushing or shoving. Flabbergasted – astounded.
The emotional side of the word ‘feelings’ is an adjective and the one we will be focusing on in this article. An emotional feeling, is something you feel on the inside. This could be: happy or sad, angry or disgusted. Now, when you feel something physically it can be a lot easier to find the words to describe it, as it’s physical.
Frequently described as "words that are their own opposites," contronyms ( contranym is a variant spelling) are also known as Janus words, antagonyms, and autoantonyms. These are words that have developed contradictory meanings. Cleave is often cited as the go-to contronym: it can refer to splitting something apart and to uniting two things.
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meretricious. tastelessly showy. Mediocre actors are often undone by great material, but good ones can burnish even meretricious nonsense with craft and conviction. vitiate. make imperfect. The new blood, however, instead of redeeming the tainted stock, itself became vitiated. vapid. lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest.
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english words with two meanings
