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Recitation & Resuscitation

CAT Confusing Words

Word 1: Recitation (res” i TAY shuhn)
Meaning 1: The act or an instance of reading or repeating aloud especially publicly.
Example Sentence: On Ram Navmi, there are recitations of the Ramayana by the devotees.
Meaning 2: To repeat incessantly.
Example Sentence: He impressed everyone with the recitation of the prominent names of people who had helped him in his career.

Word 2: Resuscitation (ri suhs” i TAY shuhn)
Meaning 1: To revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
Example Sentence: The doctors and nurses tried their best to resuscitate the patient after the stroke.

Example Sentence using both words:
He incessant repetitions to resuscitate the old man was getting on our nerves.

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