Some confusing words

CAT exam tests the judgement power of all its takers. It checks if you can give attention to detail and so it puts these word conundrum to test, ie year after year CAT gives words which seem similar but have different meanings all together. At expertmasterji we have created a list of such words which we would be updating regularly. We would really appreciate if you could update this list by providing your inputs in the comments section.

1. Loathe and Loath

Loathe

•  Loathe is a verb meaning to hate. In fact, many consider it even stronger than to hate.  It can also be translated as to hate intensely.

Examples:

1.  She will eat just about anything, but she loathes celery.  
2. I loved the Army as an institution and loathed every single thing it required me to do. 

Loath

• Loath is an adjective meaning unwilling.

Examples:

1.  She is loath to join, because her friends play for a rival team.  
2.  Magazines and newspapers are loath to discuss these types of deals publicly.  

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2. Alot , Allot and a lot

Alot

• The word alot does not exist. It is often mistakenly written instead of a lot.

Examples:

1.  I know alot about precious stones. is incorrect it should have been <<I know a lot about precious stones. >>

A lot

• The term a lot is the opposite of a little. As a noun, lot means a large extent, a large amount, or a large number. As an adverb, lot means to a great extent or to a great degree. It nearly always appears in the form a lot.

Examples:

1.  Mark has a lot of toys.   (Lot is a noun in this example.)
2. He cheats a lot.               (Lot is an adverb in this example.)

Allot

• The verb to allot means to give out, to apportion, to divide, or to distribute. (Other forms of the verb are allots, allotted, and allotting.)

Examples:

1.  The peasant was allotted just 25m2 to grow his monster pumpkins.  
2.  I will allot a radio to each group.  

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