PAIRS AND SNARES XLIV

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

1. ANNUALS - PERENNIALS

2. GOURMAND - GOURMET

3. INCREDIBLE - INCREDULOUS

4. COLLABORATE - CORROBORATE

5. DISINTERESTED - UNINTERESTED  

Answers: 

1. ANNUALS - Flowering plants that complete their entire life cycle in one growing season and die

    PERENNIALS - Flowering plants that bloom season after season

 

2. GOURMAND - A lover of food and drink who focuses more on large portions than on the finer points of eating / glutton

    GOURMET - A connoisseur of food and drink who values quality, taste, and the refined elements of food, wine,  and dining

 

3. INCREDIBLE - Describing things or events that are hard to believe

    INCREDULOUS - Describing people who are experiencing disbelief 

 

4. COLLABORATE - To work together with others on a project or goal 

    CORROBORATE - To confirm or back up a statement, theory, or claim with supporting evidence

 

5. DISINTERESTED - Objective and impartial, having no personal stake or bias in an outcome - as a third party in a dispute

   UNINTERESTED - Bored, indifferent, not paying attention