PAIRS AND SNARES IV

The words in each pair or group below can be confused. Can you give a simple definition of each one that shows the difference between them?

1. ILLUSION - ALLUSION - OCCLUSION

2. ALLEGORY - METAPHOR - ANALOGY

3. ALEATORY - ALIMENTARY - ELEEMOSYNARY

4. EPHEMERAL - CHIMERA (CHIMERICAL) - EVANESCENT

5. PROCRASTINATE - PROGNOSTICATE - PREVARICATE

6. ERSTWHILE - ERSATZ - ERSE

7. CASH - CACHE - CACHET 

8. WRATH - WRAITH - WREATH - WRITHE 

9. CENSUS - CENSOR - CENSER - SENSOR

10. TROLL - TRAWL - TOLE - TOLL 

Answers:

1. ILLUSION - Something that isn't what it appears to be 

    ALLUSION - An indirect reference

    OCCLUSION- A blockage

 

2. ALLEGORY - A story that is symbolic

    METAPHOR - A comparison between two unlike things

    ANAGLOGY - A point by point comparison 

3. ALEATORY - Depending on luck or chance

    ALIMENTARY - Concerned with nutrition

    ELEEMOSYNARY - Related to charity

4. EPHEMERAL - Lasting for a very short time

    CHIMERICAL - Imaginary - hoped for, but unachievable

    EVANESCENT - Disappearing - as a soap bubble

 

5. PROCRASTINATE - Put off until a later time

    PROGNOSTICATE - Predict 

    PREVARICATE- Be evasive, hedge

6. ERSTWHILE - In the past, former

    ERSATZ - Substitute (not as good)

    ERSE -  Old Scottish/Gaelic language

    

7. CASH - Paper money

    CACHE - A collection of something (as weapons)

    CACHET - Stamp of approval, prestige

 

8.  WRATH - Anger

     WRAITH - A ghost or appartion

     WREATH - A floral ring, as on a door

     WRITHE - Twist and contort 

9. CENSUS - A population count taken every 10 years

    CENSOR - A person who removes objectionable material 

    CENSER - A container in which incense is burned

    SENSOR - A device that detects physical changes in the environment - like light, heat, sound, pressure, or motion

10. TROLL - Imaginary giant or dwarf *

      TRAWL - Fish by dragging a net

      TOLE - Enamel painting

      TOLL - Charge paid to cross a bridge or use a road**

 

*TROLL can also mean to sing heartily. 

**TOLL can also mean the slow ringing of a bell or a count or tally