Pair of Words

Voracity (Noun) means: Excessive desire to eat or an excessive desire to store or have a lot of something. Whereas, “Veracity” (Noun) means: The quality of being true, honest, accurate or the habit of telling the truth.

Precipitate (Verb) means: To make something happen sooner than expected or to bring something on. If a thing precipitates a situation, condition, or event (usually a bad one), it means it causes it to happen sooner than expected. Synonyms of “Precipitate” are: Quicken, trigger, accelerate, further, advance, hurry, press, dispatch, speed up, push forward, hasten, expedite, etc. Whereas, “Precipitous” (Adj) means: Sudden a great steep (usually in a stock price, a roller coaster, or a star’s popularity). Ex: a precipitous mountain pathway, etc.

Moat (Noun) means: A deep, wide channel that was dug around a castle and usually filled with water. Whereas, “Mote” (Noun) means: A small particle of dust, which is impossible to see.

Affluence (Noun) means: The state of having a lot of money and a good standard of living, richness, or prosperity. Synonyms of “Affluence” are: Wealth, riches, plenty, fortune, prosperity, abundance, exuberance, profusion, opulence, etc. Whereas, “Effluence” (Noun) means: A substance that flows out or forth, emanation, (of light, electricity, water, etc.). We use this word when we want to talk about the action of something flowing out i.e. effluence of bad breath from the cat or effluence of water from a drainage. Synonyms of “Effluence” are: Outflow, Efflux, Effluvium, emanation, issue, exhalation, eluent, secretion, outpouring, emission, flow, discharge, etc.

Temporal (Adj) means: Worldly, relating to earthly life, or relating to physical things and practical matters, rather than spiritual ones. Ex: the temporal part of his brain, etc. Whereas, “Temporary” (Noun) means: interim, provisional, provisionary, provisory, short-term, etc.

Ingenious (Adj) means: (Of a person) Intelligent, skillful, shrewd, (Of a thing) anything which is skillfully planned or made based on innovative ideas or methods. Whereas, “Ingenuous” (Adj) means: Honest, sincere, and trusting. If we call someone ingenuous, it means we believe that they are innocent, honest, and trusting people.

“Collision” (Noun) means: An act or an instance of colliding or an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force. Moreover, a collision of cultures or ideas occurs when two very different cultures or people meet and conflict. “Collusion” (Noun) means: A collusion is a secret agreement or cooperation between people to act together (secretly or illegally) in order to deceive or cheat someone. Hence, the right answer is “Collision.”

Popular (Adj) means: Liked, enjoyed or supported by many people. Whereas, “Populace” (Noun) means: The ordinary people who live in a particular country or place.