1. absolute: complete, perfect; obsolete: no longer used; no longer useful. Even with his obsolete tools, he had absolute victory.
2. adverse: bad, injurious; averse: not liking, opposed. The masses are averse to war but I pray that won’t be the adverse effect of this economic situation.
3. acquisitive: being in the habit of acquiring; inquisitive: trying to find out too many details about something or someone. I don’t like her inquisitive nature although I like her acquisitive habit.
4. ardent: eager, passionate; arduous: hard to do. An ardent student will do any task, no matter how arduous.
5. beneficial: useful; beneficent: kind, doing good. Gani is beneficent and so he does this beneficial work.
6. ceremonial: connected with a ceremony; ceremonious: observing formalities. I admired one ceremonious officer during the ceremonial parade.
7. comprehensive: thorough, broad; comprehensible: that can be easily understood. The book is comprehensive but it is not comprehensible.
8. continual: regular, being repeated; continuous: without interruption. All of you that have always used them interchangeably, now, do you want your blessing to be continual or continuous?
9. desirable: worthy of having or doing; desirous: feeling or having a desire. She has a desirable physique so she thinks everyman is desirous of her.
10. eligible: qualified; illegible: unreadable. You can’t be eligible with your illegible writing.
