Confusing Words 2

Part 1. A~W

ability vs capability vs capacity vs skill
accept vs admit
action vs behavior
affect vs effect
alter vs change
attempt vs try
attitude vs demeanor
avoid vs evade
bargain vs sale
basic vs fundamental vs essential
before vs in front of
believe vs trust
beside vs besides
blink vs flicker vs flash
blush vs flush
break down vs collapse
bright vs light
brutal vs cruel vs violent
center vs middle
characteristic vs feature vs disposition vs property
cheat vs deceive
childish vs childlike
choose vs select
circumstance vs situation vs status
claim vs mention vs urge
clean vs clear
clean vs neat
cohesion vs coherence
collaboration vs cooperation
collect vs gather
comfortable vs convenient
common vs ordinary
company vs firm
contrary vs opposite
copy vs imitate
correct vs accurate
cosmopolitan vs metropolitan
decide vs determine
difficult vs hard
dirt vs dust
distinctive vs distinguished
distract vs disturb
doubt vs suspect
each other vs one another
eager vs keen
earn vs obtain vs receive
edge vs rim vs brink
effectiveness vs efficiency
emerge vs emanate
emergency vs urgency
end vs finish
expensive vs costly
fair vs impartial
fast vs quick
find vs discover
flexible vs resilient
frank vs honest
frightened vs startled vs surprised vs terrified
generous vs lenient
grab vs grip
grave vs tomb
hence vs therefore
hurry vs rush
important vs significant
interrupt vs interfere
limit vs restrict
live vs reside
misnomer vs oxymoron
most vs almost
motive vs motivation
movie vs film vs cinema
normal vs regular
offensive vs violent
only vs just vs merely
origin vs source
problem vs trouble
pull vs drag vs haul
push vs shove vs thrust
quote vs cite
really vs actually
remember vs recall
renew vs anew
replace vs substitute
reply vs respond
respect vs admire vs worship
ride vs drive
rite vs ritual
safe vs secure
sauce vs dressing
serious vs severe
sign vs symbol
sink vs subside
soft vs mild
specially vs especially
strong vs powerful
sympathy vs empathy
teach vs instruct
thin vs lean
throw vs cast
tool vs instrument vs device
trip vs travel
waterproof vs water resistant vs watertight
wide vs broad

Part 02. 재미있는 영단어 이야기

1. 한국어의 존댓말, 영어에는 없을까?
2. Bubble이 가장 먼저 쓰인 때는?
3. California roll과 California stop
4. 커튼(curtain)을 치다(드리우다)라고 할 때 사용하는 동사는?
5. eat like a bird, ‘새처럼 먹는다’의 진실
6. “It’s freezing cold!”와 “It’s freezingly cold!”
어느 것이 맞는 표현일까?
7. 기쁨을 나타내는 다양한 표현
8. ‘싫어하다’의 뜻을 갖는 다양한 단어들
9. 짝퉁이 영어로? fake, imitation, replica, 중에서 어떤 걸쓰지?
10. 누군가 또는 무엇인가를 바라볼 때 어떤 단어가 가장 자상하고 사랑스러운 눈길을 표현하는 것일까요? look, see, gaze, glare, stare 중에서 택 1 하세요.
11. 음식이 맛있다는 표현을 다양하게 하는 법
12. 다음 단어들 중 어느 것이 가장 큰 사이즈를 표현하는 것일까요? large, bulky, huge, enormous, immense, gigantic
13. 주유소에서 자동차에 넣는 기름은 oil인가요?
14. 패싱(passing)
15. 잘생긴 외모를 표현하는 수식어들
16. ‘작다’의 의미를 갖는 다양한 표현들
17. (TV, 오디오 등의) 소리를 키워 주실래요?: turn up
18. take a hit를 ‘히트를 치다’라고 해석하면 될까요?
19. wear 하나면 ‘입다’, ‘쓰다’, ‘신다’, ‘차다’를 다 표현할 수 있다

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