Pair of Words from CSS Year 2005

Pair of Words from CSS Year 2005

Counsel:

Meaning: to give advice, especially on social or personal problems

Sentence: The police have provided experts to counsel local people affected by the tragedy.

Council: Meaning: a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization Sentence: This play is supported by a grant from the local arts council.

Distinct:

Meaning: clearly noticeable; that certainly exists

Sentence: There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.

Distinctive:

Meaning: Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from other things

Sentence: She's got a very distinctive voice.

Apposite:

Meaning: suitable and right for the occasion

Sentence: It is, however, apposite to note that this process will continue in the year ahead.

Opposite: Meaning: completely different Sentence: You'd never know they're sisters - they're completely opposite to each other in every way.

Deprecate

Meaning: to not approve of something

Sentence: We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.

Depreciate:

Meaning: to (cause something to) lose value, especially over time

Sentence: Our car depreciated by $1500 in the first year we owned it.

Punctual:

Meaning: arriving, doing something or happening at the expected, correct time

Sentence: He's fairly punctual.

Punctilious:

Meaning: very careful to behave correctly or to give attention to details

Sentence: He was always punctilious in his manners.

Judicial:

Meaning: involving a court of law

Sentence: The defense team will seek a judicial review of the sentence.

Judicious:

Meaning: having or showing reason and good judgment in making decisions

Sentence: We should make judicious use of the resources available to us.

Salutary:

Meaning: causing improvement of behavior or character Sentence: It is however salutary to remember the genuine need for originality in the creation of a copyright protectable database.

Salubrious:

Meaning: describes a place that is pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in

Sentence: He doesn't live in a very salubrious part of town.

Canvas:

Meaning: a piece of cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself

Sentence: These two canvases by Hockney would sell for £500 000.

Canvass:

Meaning: to try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses in an area Sentence: I've been out canvassing for the Labor Party every evening this week.