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प्रश्न
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
conscience - conscious
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उत्तर
conscience (a person’s moral sense of right and wrong) – conscious (being aware of) “Conscience makes cowards of us all”, said Shakespeare.
The lorry driver was conscious of the dangers involved in carrying the explosives in his truck.
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