GRE: KNOW SOME UNIQUE WORD PAIRS 5TH

21. Lax vs. Wax
Lax (adj): not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful; careless
Wax (n): bees wax
          (v): remove hair from body


22. Lout vs. Tout
Lout (n); clumsy person
Tout (v): publicize; praise excessively.

23. Meek vs. Reek
Meek (adj): quiet, gentle, and submissive
Reek (v): having a foul smell

24. Rigor vs. vigor
Rigor (n): severity
Vigor (n): active strength


25. Roil vs. Foil
Roil (v): make (a liquid) turbid by disturbing the sediment.
Foil (n): metal hammered or rolled into a thing flexible sheet e.g. aluminum foil
            :contrast
           (v): defeat or frustrate

26. Rote vs. Dote
Rote (n): mechanical or habitual repetition: a poem learnt by rote
Dote (v): be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline.
Analogy: UPBRAID: REPROACH:: dote: like (intensity)

27. Rue vs. Hue
Rue (v): bitterly regret (a past event or action) and wish it undone.
         (n): repentance; regret
              : compassion; pity

28. Ruse vs. Muse
Ruse (n): a stratagem or trick
Muse (v): ponder; say to oneself in a thoughtful manner.

29. Slag vs. Flag
Slag (n): residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
Flag (v): become tired or less enthusiastic; droop; grow feeble

30. Slight vs. Plight
Slight (n): insults to one’s dignity; snub
Plight (n): condition, state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament.