CONFUSABLE WORDS

marriage: γάμος (ως συμβίωση) wedding: γάμος (ως τελετή)

1. We all thought it would be the start of a wonderful …………...

2. Their ………….. was in trouble, and finally they decided to get a divorce.
3. Are you having a church ………….. ?
4. Her first …………. wasn’t a very happy one.

discover: ανακαλύπτω invent: εφευρίσκω

1. People don’t go to the cinema so much since video recorders were …………….
2. Astronomers have ……………. new planets by using a radio telescope.
3. Who ………….. the computer?
4. Scientists have …………… a new virus.

refuse: αρνούμαι να κάνω κτ deny: αρνούμαι κατηγορία, διαψεύδω

1. Had Pete not been so busy, he probably wouldn’t have ………….. to help me.
2. We’d been friends for years, and he couldn’t …………. that I had often lent him money.
3. Later, he came up to me to say sorry, but I …………… to listen to him.
4. They ………….. any involvement in the crime.

rob: ληστεύω (rob a place OR rob sb of sth) steal: κλέβω (steal sth from sb)

1. He attacked her and ………….. her of her gold watch.

2. How much money did the thieves …………… from the bank?
3. The lady shouted: “Help! I’ve been ……………!”
4. “My car has been …………... , officer.”

match: ταιριάζει, πάει (με το χρώμα, στυλ, κλπ.) suit: μου πάει (κάποιο ρούχο, κλπ.)
fit: μου κάνει ως μέγεθος (κάποιο ρούχο, κλπ.)

1. Would this top …………. my skirt?

2. That woman insists on wearing clothes that …………. young people only.
3. If it’s too small for me, it might …………. my little brother.
4. She wore an old-fashioned dress and a horrible hat to …………..!

rise-rose-risen: σηκώνομαι, υψώνομαι, ανατέλλω arise-arose-arisen: σηκώνομαι από το κρεβάτι,

raise-raised-raised: υψώνω, σηκώνω προκύπτω για πρόβλημα/δυσκολία/καιρό
Also: raise money, raise hopes, raise questions,
raise a child arouse-aroused-aroused: προκαλώ,
εγείρω, αφυπνίζω

1. If you have any questions, please ………….. your hands.

2. His new invention has …………… great interest.
3. After the explosion, black smoke ………….. up and covered the whole area.
4. Don’t forget to visit the house where N.Kazantzakis was ………….. during your stay in Crete.
5. We hadn’t expected so many difficulties to ………….. when we decided to make changes.
 lie-lied-lied: λέω ψέματα lay-laid-laid: βάζω, τοποθετώ, στρώνω, γεννώ αυγά
lie-lay-lain: είμαι ξαπλωμένος, βρίσκομαι

1. I’ve warned you not to trust George. He …………. all the time.
2. Did you know that a famous poet …………… in the local cemetery?
3. Use a damp cloth to clean the table before ………….. it.
4. When Alex opened the door he saw Kevin …………… on the floor; it seemed he had fainted.

peep: κρυφοκοιτάζω inspect: επιθεωρώ

glimpse: βλέπω φευγαλέα, παίρνει το μάτι μου observe: παρατηρώ, παρακολουθώ προσεκτικά
glance: ρίχνω μια ματιά (συχνά με επιστημονικό τρόπο)
stare: κοιτάζω επίμονα scrutinise(-ize): διερευνώ,εξετάζω προσεκτικά
gaze: ατενίζω notice: προσέχω, πέφτει στην αντίληψη μου
spot: εντοπίζω perceive: αντιλαμβάνομαι, διακρίνω (formal)
discern: διακρίνω, βλέπω με δυσκολία blink: ανοιγοκλείνω τα μάτια
wink: κλείνω το μάτι (σκόπιμα)

1. I hate being …………. at.

2. We are ………….. the mating patterns of seagulls.
3. I’ve ………….. another spelling mistake in the newspaper article.
4. Did you ………… how sad he looked?
5. We stood ………….. out over the lake.