Words often confused

Pairs of words that look or sound alike but differ in meaning, so even advanced speakers mix them up; each pair comes one after the other.

20 cardsby Grove EnglishAdded 9 Oct 2026

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to flout
to break a rule or law openly and on purpose
пренебрегать (правилом), демонстративно нарушать
to flaunt
to show something off in order to impress people
выставлять напоказ, щеголять
discreet
careful not to attract attention or reveal secrets
сдержанный, тактичный, неболтливый
discrete
separate and distinct from other things
отдельный, дискретный
to defuse
to make a tense or dangerous situation calmer; to stop a bomb from exploding
разрядить (обстановку); обезвредить (бомбу)
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- to diffuse
- to elicit
- illicit
- disinterested
- uninterested
- to mitigate
- to militate against something
- to allude to something
- to elude
- to imply
- to infer
- continual
- continuous
- to appraise
- to apprise