some words confused me a lot, please help

[phil0707]

I 've been preparing for my BEC (business english -vantage) and came across below words that really confused me a lot, i would appreciate your help a lot if anyone here can help me solve these.
Meng

particularly
peculiarly

aid
assist
help

rely on
depend on

show
reveal
display
appear

[Mister Micawber]

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Hello, Meng-- and welcome to English-test.net.

Your groups of words are indeed often synonymous. The only one whose difference is easily explained is 'peculiarly', which includes an element of unusualness. For the others, I would have to see specific sentences to determine appropriateness in context.
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[phil0707]

Thanks for your help sir. Actually, I came across the above groups of words when I was doing the multiple choice, which really gave me a headache. I know they resemble each other. that is the reason why i dont know how to choose from. if you could please explain more that would be great.

Thanks
Meng

[Mister Micawber]

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I really have no more to explain without specific sentences-- synonyms often differ only in their collocations.
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who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber