Abdicate means to give up, relinquish power, or renounce formally.
Category: Confusing Words
Aberrant vs Abhorrent
Aberrant means unusual or away from the norm. A complaint was filed concerning their aberrant behavior. Abhorrent means to detest something. People would find this material obscene and abhorrent.
Abbreviation vs Acronym vs Initialism
An abbreviation is a shortened word form of a word or phrase that cannot be pronounced as another word (Dept., Prof. Mgr., etc.).
A while vs Awhile
A while, a noun phrase, is used as the object of the prepositions for and in. Tom and Linda have decided to stay for a while in Otego. In a while, Tom and Linda leave Otego for good. Awhile is an adverb that means for a time. Tom and Linda are deciding whether to stay […]
Account vs Report vs Chronicle vs Version vs Story
Account, report, chronicle, version, story denote a statement of actual events or conditions or of purported occurrences or conditions.
Difference between A part and Apart
A part refers to the union of something. Volunteering at the hospital has become a part of her routine. Apart refers to a separation in place, position, or time. He was standing a bit apart from the rest of us, watching us.
Difference between A lot and Allot
A lot is always two words. He does a lot of travelling in his job. Allot means to give something, especially a share of something available, for a particular purpose. The museum is planning to increase the amount of space allotted to modern art.
Difference between À la mode and Alamode
À la mode refers to being served with ice cream. Finish the meal with chocolate cake à la mode. Alamode refers to a thin silk usually found in scarfs and hoods. She complemented her winter outfit with a black alamode scarf.
Difference between Zeal and Zest
Zeal refers to a keen interest in pursuing something. They were filled with zeal to see their favorite band perform. Zest refers to keen enjoyment, quality, or flavor. His zest for life will be missed by all. Having many singers on stage adds zest to the play. The wine may contain a dash of pepper […]
Difference between Young and Youthful
Young means immature or not advanced in age. She is looking after his two young children, ages 2 and 4. Youthful means having attractive qualities of youth. Her youthful exuberance keeps everyone on their toes.
Difference between Yore, Your and You’re
Yore is an old word meaning time long past. The days of yore were filled with many courageous heroes. Your is the possessive form of you. The application form is on your desk. You’re is a contraction of you are. If you’re interested, they post new job listings every Sunday.
Difference between Yoke and Yolk
Yoke is a crosspiece holding two things together. The ox with the plow has a wooden yoke around its neck. Yolk is the yellow part of an egg. The yolk of the egg contains most of the protein.