no,know
No means "the opposite of yes": They all said no in response to the latest referendum.
To know is to understand are realize: I don't want to know how you got up the tree.
noisome,noisy
Noisome means "disgusting, offensive, and potentially harmful": A noisome smell arose from the garbage can.
Noisy means "making a lot of sound or racket": With so many children, it became a noisy day care center.
nonplussed
Nonplussed is often misused in the sense of "calm and unbothered". The actual meaning is "confused or bewildered": She was nonplussed by her husband's unusual behavior.
No means "the opposite of yes": They all said no in response to the latest referendum.
To know is to understand are realize: I don't want to know how you got up the tree.
noisome,noisy
Noisome means "disgusting, offensive, and potentially harmful": A noisome smell arose from the garbage can.
Noisy means "making a lot of sound or racket": With so many children, it became a noisy day care center.
nonplussed
Nonplussed is often misused in the sense of "calm and unbothered". The actual meaning is "confused or bewildered": She was nonplussed by her husband's unusual behavior.
obeisance,obsequious
Obeisance is respect and homage paid someone: Farina greeted the queen with sincere obeisance. Obsequiousness is submissiveness and an eagerness to obey: The obsequiousness of the waiter made them roll their eyes. obtuse,abstruse Obtuse means "lacking quickness of wit or sensitivity, dull, dense": Brandon is so obtuse he doesn't even know when he is being insulted. Abstruse means "too difficult to understand for the average mind": The professor presented an abstruse metaphysical concept that went over our heads. |
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