Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Misused Word Pairs: 181-201


SN
Words
Meanings
181
Sewerage
The system/network of draining the sewage out to the treatment plants and places for disposal
182
Normal
Typical /usual
183
Subnormal
Less than normal/having less than the normal level of intelligence
184
Abnormal
Unusual/different from what is expected often harmful and worrying
185
Paranormal
Something that cannot be explained by reason or science, involving mysterious forces
186
Especially
Particularly/very much/more with one person, thing, etc.
187
Specially
For a particular purpose/person, more than usual or more than other things.
188
Occupier
A person who lives or uses a house/building, member of an army that is occupying a foreign land
189
Occupant
One who occupies a seat/ chair for a short time (often similar to occupier)
190
Bath
An act of having a wash (noun)
191
Bathe
To wash oneself thoroughly
192
Amount
Used for a volume that cannot be counted
193
Number
Used for a quantity that can be counted
194
Besides
In addition to, moreover, apart from that, etc.
195
Beside
Nearby , by the side of something
196
It’s
It is (it’s a contracted way of writing usually in grammar and dialogues)
197
Its
Belonging to it (showing possession)
198
Their
Belonging to many (showing possession)
199
There
Yonder , over a place (showing direction and place)
200
Percent
Used with figures: Over 10 percent people in the UK live abroad
201
Percentage
Used with words: The results were analyzed in percentage terms.
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