Vocab Tadka : Annual vs Annul (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Annual & Annul.
ANNUAL
| 1 | (n) | (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year Type: ‘noun.plant’ |
| 2 | (n) | a reference book that is published regularly once every year Type: ‘noun.communication’ Synonym: yearbook, yearly, |
| 1 | (a) | completing its life cycle within a year Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: one-year, |
| 2 | (s) | occurring or payable every year Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: yearly, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- Any new happening outside the mundane assortment of drug cases, burglaries, domestic disturbances or a semi-annual Saturday night passion killing came as a welcome change.
- The story described an annual one-week bike tour of the Colorado Rockies and the address for information was circled and underlined.
- This wouldn’t be like their annual snowbirds who simply wanted to escape the cold winters up north, though.
ANNUL
| 1 | (v) | declare invalid Type: ‘verb.social’ Synonym: avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void, |
| 2 | (v) | cancel officially Type: ‘verb.communication’ Synonym: countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- In December 1807 the latter sought to come to an arrangement by which Lucien would take his place as a French prince, provided that he would annul his marriage.
- Native officials are appointed by the court, but the resident superior has power to annul an appointment.
- When the oscillations pass through the coil they annul the hysteresis and cause a change of magnetism within the coil connected to the telephone.
How to Remember : Annul –> an + nul –> To nullify something –> To make it 0 or to make it void.
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