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homonym/ homophone/ homograph

 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-raise-rise.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Raise vs Rise : https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-raise-rise.htm raise is regular: raise, raised, raised   rise is irregular: rise, rose, risen The verbs raise and rise both refer to something going "up". The main difference between them is that raise is transitive (it must have a direct object) and rise is intransitive (no direct object).   The government plans to raise the age of retirement from 65 to 67. If you have a question, please raise your hand. Mary raises her voice when she's angry. He raised his eyebrows, as if surprised. They have raised their prices every year since they were founded. The king's men were raising the drawbridge when it collapsed.  

ENGLISH VOCABULAR - WORDS

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  Credits to www.englishclub.com  https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-raise-rise.htm   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Deferential : adjective :  Showing deference , respectful  showing that you respect somebody/something, especially somebody older or more senior than you He was always deferential towards his mentor. a deferential tone obsequious, humble, respectful, considerate, attentive, thoughtful, courteous polite, civil, dutiful, reverent, reverential, awed, obedient, submissive, subservient fawning, toadying, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, pliant, tractable biddable, manageable, docile, slavish, mannerly, regardful Differential :  distinctive, different, dissimilar, contrasting, divergent, disparate, contrastive , distinguishing, discriminating, discriminatory