Vocabulary words

Vocabulary words

Vocabulary words: Vocabulary is a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined. Here you'll get to read about vocabulary words in English. 

As like other language, there are somany vocabulary word or vocabulary in english. If you know the vocabulary meaning then it will be easier for you to speak English properly.

Vocabulary meaning

1. Access: He has easy access to the minister.
    Excess: He is excess in everything.

2. Adapt: New education system has been adapted.
    Adopt: Do not adopt any unfair means in the exam.

3. Affect: Crops are affected by drought this year.
    Effect: His words have no effect on me.

4. Accept: He accepted the offer.
    Except: Nobody was present except me.

5. Advice: He adviced me to consult a doctor.
    Advise: Father advised me to respect my elders.

6. Alter: We altered our plan.
    Altar: The priest is sitting beside the altar.

7. Alternate: He comes on every alternate day.
    Alternative: There is an alternative solution to the problem.

8. Amiable: The postmaster is an amiable person.
    Amicable: We have an amicable agreement.

9. Artist: Leonardo was a famous artist.
    Artiste: The theatre artiste formed an organisation.

10. Ascent: He speaks English in American ascent.
       Assent: Please assent to his proposal.

11. Assay: He always assays to defeat me.
       Essay: He wrote an essay on friendship.

12. Aught: For aught I know, he is right.
       Ought: We ought to love our country.

13. Bail: He was released on bail.
       Bale: He deals in jute bale.

14. Bare: The bare footed rag pickers appear like morning birds.
       Bear: I can not bear such insults.

15. Beneficial: Fresh air is beneficial to health.
       Beneficent: He is a beneficent gentleman.

16. Born: He was born in July
       Borne: The luggage is very heavy to borne.

17. Beside: Ram is sitting beside the river.
       Besides: I some other work besides this.

18. Birth: He was happy at his son's birth.
      Berth: I reserved sleeping berth for my journey.

19. Cannon: The soldiers fought with cannons.
       Canon: We are bound by the canon of law.

20. Caste: We hate caste system.
       Cast: I cast my vote.

21. Check: Try to check your passion.
       Cheque: I received a cheque for three hundred rupees.

22. Childish: Give up these childish habits.
       Childlike: He is a man of childlike simplicity.

23. Cite: He cited an example to prove his point.
       Site: This site is reserved for a school.

24. Coarse: He put on a coarse jacket.
       Course: The river has changed its course.

25. Decent: We all love him for his decent behaviour.
       Descent: The flight is on the descent.

26.Decease: No one can avoid decease.
      Disease: He is suffering from a disease.

27. Die: The old man died last night.
      Dye: He used dye his hair.

28. Elicit: He elicits the matter.
       Illicit: Illicit relation is illegal.

29. Eligible: He was eligible for the post.
       Illegible: His handwriting is almost illegible.

30. Emigrant: He is an emigrant from Poland.
       Immigrant: Assam is full of immigrants.

31. Eminent: He is an eminent poet.
       Imminent: He was unaware of the imminent danger.

32. Fair: She is a fair girl.
       Fare: He has no money except the fare.

33. Fit: He is fit for the work.
       Feat: He had done a good feat.

34. Farm: He owns a farm.
       Firm: He is firm in his opinion.

35. Farther: He could not go farther as he is week.
       Further: He made further progress.

36. Forego: We revised the foregoing lessons.
       Forgo: He will forgo his original plan.

37. Facility: My father provides me all facilities.
       Felicity: He is in great felicity to know this.

38. Goal: Everybody should have a goal of life.
       Gaol: He was put in gaol.

39. Hard: Iron is a hard metal.
       Herd: A herd of sheep is grazing over the river.

40. Hoard: The businessman hoard commodity to increase price.
       Horde: Police grabbed the horde of robbers.

41. Human: To err is human.
       Humane: He had done humane service.

42. Hunt: He hunted in the forest.
       Haunt: He is haunted by evil spirits.

43. Irruption: India has a history of irruptions.
       Eruption: There was a volcanic eruption in that place.

44. Jealous: He is jealous of my success.
       Zealous: Zealous man can succeed in life.

45. Judicial: He made a judicial enquiry.
       Judicious: His selection of candidates is judicious.

46. License: He has got a driving license.
       Licence: Licence does not mean liberty.

47. Lose: I have lost my purse.
       Loose: His shirt is loose for him.

48. Moral: The story has a good morale.
       Morale: He has high morale in life.

49. Mean: We do not like a mean fellow.
       Mien: He is a man of high mien.

50. Physics: My favourite subject is physics.
       Physic: Every physic has a side effect.

51. Popular: He is a popular actor.
       Populous: Mumbai is a populous city.

52. Pray: He always prays God.
       Prey: Lion is a beast of prey.

Vocabulary for class 10 HSLC SEBA

• H.S.L.C 1996
(a) She would not ____ us how old she was. (tell, say)
(b) He ____ the money. (denied, refused)
Ans: (a) tell (b) refused

• H.S.L.C 1997
(a) Several boats ____ during the storm. (sank, drowned)
(b) It is difficult to go out in bad ____ . (climate, weather)
Ans: (a) sank (b) weather

• H.S.L.C 1998
(a) Today the ____ of Shillong is pleasant. (weather, climate)
(b) Both the parties came to an ____ settlement. (amiable, amicable)
Ans: (a) weather (b) amicable

• H.S.L.C 1999
(a) My warnings had no ____ on the boy. (effect, affect)
(b) He could not ____ himself to the new situation. (adapt, adopt)
Ans: (a) effect (b) adapt

• H.S.L.C 2000
(a) He has easy ____ to the minister. (excess, access)
(b) Hundreds of soldiers were ____ in the battle. (wounded, injured)
Ans: (a) access (b) injured

• H.S.L.C 2001
(a) The ____ in my shop is not good today. (sell, sale)
(b) He ____ good English. (says, speaks)
Ans: (a) sale (b) speaks

• H.S.L.C 2002
(a) It is not proper to ____ through an open window. (see, look)
(b) His parents warning had no ____ on him. (affect, effect)
Ans: (a) look (b) effect

• H.S.L.C 2003
(a) The old man knew that his death was ___ . (imminent, eminent)
(b) Several boats ____ in the river during the storm. (sank, drowned)
Ans: (a) imminent (b) sank

• H.S.L.C 2004
(a) I ____ I had taken your advice. (hope, wish)
(b) He will leave for England ____ . (shortly, recently)
Ans: (a) wish (b) shortly

• H.S.L.C 2005
(a) August 15 is a ____ day for the Indians. (historic, historical)
(b) He will lose marks for his ____ handwriting. (eligible, illegible)
Ans: (a) historic (b) illegible

• H.S.L.C 2006
(a) An ____ writer was invited as the chief guest. (eminent, imminent)
(b) A man of ____ is respected by all. (principal, principle)
Ans: (a) eminent (b) principle

• H.S.L.C 2007
(a) My advice had little ____ on the boy. (affect, effect)
(b) He was loved by all for his ____ nature. (amiable, amicable)
Ans: (a) effect (b) amiable

• H.S.L.C 2008
(a) His handwriting is ____ . (eligible, illegible)
(b) Nobody likes your ____ behaviour. (childlike, childish)
Ans: (a) illegible (b) childish

• H.S.L.C 2009
(a) The woman narrated the incident ____. (shortly, briefly)
(b) Her father was an ____ physician. (eminent, imminent)
Ans: (a) briefly (b) eminent

• H.S.L.C 2010
(a) Our family deals in ____ products. (diary, dairy)
(b) He became popular because of his ____ nature. (amiable, amicable)
(c) The lady could not thread the needle because of her ____ . (old age, weak health, poor eye sight)
(d) She does not read newspapers as she ____ . (watches TV, can't read, has no time)
Ans: (a) dairy (b) amiable (c) poor eye sight (d) has no time

• H.S.L.C 2011
Frame sentences using any one pair of the following to show their difference in meaning:
(a) Lose, Loose
(b) rise, raise
(c) sight, site
Ans: Lose: I have lost my bicycle
         Loose: The shirt is loose to me
         Rise: The Sun rises in the east
         Raise: Grandmother raised the child
         Sight: The old man has lost his eyesight
         Site: This is the site of our new house

• H.S.L.C 2012
(a) eligible, illegible
(b) accept, except
(c) altar, alter
Ans: Eligible: He is eligible for the post
         Illegible: His handwriting is almost illegible
         Accept: He did not accept my proposal
         Except: Everybody was present except me
         Altar: The idol was placed on the altar
         Alter: The plan was altered.

• H.S.L.C 2013
(a) diary, dairy
(b) effect, affect
(c) site, cite
Ans: Diary: Diary writing is a good hobby
         Dairy: His family deals in dairy products
         Effect: He has effect of my saying
         Affect: Idleness affected his life
         Site: The site is reserved for a school
         Cite: He cited an example for his point

• H.S.L.C 2014
(a) Principle, Principal
(b) Site, cite
(c) Adopt, Adapt
Ans: Principle: A man of principle is respected by all.
         Principal: He is the principal of our college
         Site: The site is reserved for a school
         Cite: He cited an example for his point
         Adopt: The family adopted an orphan
         Adapt: He could not adapt himself to the new situation.

• H.S.L.C 2015
(a) The Brahmaputra has changed its ____ . (coarse, course)
(b) Shankardeva was an ____ schoolar. (eminent, imminent)
Ans: (a) course (ii) eminent

• H.S.L.C 2016
(a) My warning had no ____ on the boy. (affect, effect)
(b) He ____ to accept the money. (refused, denied)
Ans: (a) affect (b) refused

• H.S.L.C 2017
(a) Rose smells ____ (sweetly, sweet)
(b) Her handwriting is ____ (illegible, eligible)
Ans: (a) sweet (b) illegible

• H.S.L.C 2018
(a) Mr. John will come to Guwahati ____ (recently, shortly)
(b) Popular criticism has no ____ on the politicians. (effect, affect)
Ans: (a) shortly (b) effect