12 Most Misunderstood Words In English

12 MOST MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS IN ENGLISH 1.HISTORICAL 3.LESS 2.NOVEL You think it means: fewer You think it means: historic You think it means: any book It means: a smaller amount It means: pertaining to the past, but not necessarily It means: a book that is of uncountable nouns a work of fiction important to it or a part of it 5.INFAMOUS 4.CONTINUAL 6.SYSTEMATIC You think it means: famous You think it means: systemic, pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole You think it means: with no It means: having an extremely interruptions bad reputation; never used in It means: duration over a long It means: involving a system, method, or plan; orderly a positive manner period of time, not necessarily without interruption 8.PENULTIMATE 7.PROSCRIBE 9.PRECOCIOUS You think it means: above, beyond, or better than You think it means: prescribe; to order the use of something, such as medication; to direct or dictate You think it means: cautious or misbehaving ultimate It means: next to last It means: unusually advanced in development, It means: to denounce, especially mentally banish, outlaw, or exile 11.MOOT 12.NAUSEOUS 10.ALTERNATE You think it means: no longer open for debate or closed to You think it means: alternative You think it means: nauseated discussion; factually wrong It means: to interchange It means: to induce nausea It means: open for debate; successively or regularly an assembly of authoritative persons; or an argument or discussion Grammar.net Follow Us on Twitter All rights reserved © 2011 Grammarnet