Misused Words In Confusion


ACME vs ACNE             ACCESSARY vs ACCESSORY    
                  ACCIDENT vs INCIDENT
                    ACE vs ACHE                   ABJECT vs OBJECT                   
                                                                                                     
                                      ACME vs ACNE
Acme(n):               
(1) point of perfection, height, highest stage of development, most excellent
     eg: He want to reach the acme of success.
                                       
Acne(n):              
(1) a skin condition that produces many pimples on the face and neck
     eg: Many adolescents suffer from acne.



                           ACCESSARY vs ACCESSORY
Accessary(n):  
(1) person who helps another in a crime
     eg: He was made an accessary to the crime

Accessory(n): 
(1) an extra piece of equipment that is useful but not essential, something extra
     eg: computer accessories; He has different accessories of laptop.
(2) a thing that you can wear that matchess your clothes
     eg: Yellow bag is perfect accessory with your yellow dress.




                                ACCIDENT vs INCIDENT
Accident(n):               
 (1) an unpleasant event that happens unexpectedly and causes damage
       eg: Five persons were killed in a road accident.
 (2) chance, fortune
       eg:  By accident of birth, he is entitled to British citizenship.

Incident(n):                 
(1) event, happening, especially something unusual or unpleasant
     eg: His bad behavior was just an isolated incident.
(2) serious and violent event
     eg: There was a shooting incident near here last night.
(3) public disturbance, a disagreement between two groups
     eg: The demonstration proceeded without incident.




                                        ACE vs ACHE
Ace(adj/v/n):              
(1) a person who is very good at doing something (as a noun)
     eg: He is an ace pilot.
(2) very good (as a adj. )
     eg: We had an ace time in London.
(3) to be successful in something (as a verb)
     eg: He aced in all class test.

Ache(v/n):                
(1) pain, continuous pain all over
    eg: I have ace all over my body.
    eg: She ached to see her.
                                                     


                                 ABJECT vs OBJECT
Abject(adj.):                 
(1) hopeless, without hope
     eg: Most of the Indian are living in abject poverty.
(2) very unpleasant, evil, despicable
     eg:  Film song is in abject tone.

Object(n/v) :                
(1) an aim, or a purpose
     eg: Every one should have one object in their life.
(2) a thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive; physical object
     eg:  Every physical object has its own shape and size.
(3) protest, oppose ( as a verb )
     eg:  We must object the corruption.

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