Quick vocab video that's great for those studying the GRE or just anyone looking to improve their vocabulary and avoid common English language errors. These videos will cover both advanced GRE words and more basic GRE words but the focus will be on avoiding common GRE mistakes in vocabulary.
41. personal vs personnel personal is an adjective, and means belonging to a particular person. Example: I felt uncomfortable as the police asked me several personal questions. personnel is a noun, and means people who work for an organization. Example: The boss did not like his personnel being late to work.
42. practicable vs practical practicable is an adjective, and means possible; feasible. Example: This plan looks quite practicable for me. Let’s do it. practical means sensible; pragmatic; realistic. Example: My mother always gives me practical advice.
43. precede vs proceed precede is a verb, and means happen before something else. Example: Babur preceded Humayun as the king of the Mughal empire. proceed is a verb, and means start or continue to do something. Example: I proceeded right towards the stage as they called upon my name.
44. prescribe vs proscribe prescribe is a verb, and means order something; write a prescription. Example: The doctor prescribed me some medication. proscribe is a verb, and means ban or forbid something. Example: The government proscribed some dangerous medicines this year.
45. rout vs route rout is a noun, and means overwhelming defeat. Example: The army’s bitter rout brought on great shame on the country. route is a noun, and means road or path chosen to reach a destination. Example: I took a different route, and ended up wasting more time and fuel.
46. sceptic vs septic sceptic is a noun, and means a person who doubts what others believe. Example: The sceptic did not believe in the priest’s words. septic is an adjective, and means infected with poison. Example: The nurse cleaned and dressed the septic wound.
47. there vs their vs they’re there is a preposition, and is used to say that something does or does not exist, to show position or direction. Example: I want to go there this weekend. their is a determiner, and is used to indicate that something belongs to a group of people or things. Example: Why did you take their money and run away? they’re is a contraction of they are Example: They’re our relatives.
48. tortuous vs torturous tortuous is an adjective, and means curved, twisted or winding; deceptive. Example: The entire route was tortuous and full of potholes. torturous is an adjective, and means causing pain or torment; pertaining to torture. Example: Last night was a torturous experience as the beg bugs did not allow me to sleep at all.
49. venal vs venial venal is an adjective, and means easily bribed; mercenary; corrupt. Example: The clerk was such a venal man. He deserved to be fired. venial is an adjective, and means easily forgiven; pertaining to a minor sin. Example: The judge had to forgive the acquit’s venial misdeed.
50. weather vs whether weather is a noun, and means the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, i.e. what it is like outside. Example: The weather looks good today, doesn’t it? Whether is a conjunction, and is used when you are talking about a choice or doubt between two or more alternatives. Example: I don’t know whether you are joking or not.
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