10 English words you think you know their meanings

Do you know?
That there are many English words that do not mean what you think they mean...

English is indeed crazy and inconsistent as it chameleons at every breath.

Can you imagine? What 'rio' is in a 'scene' that makes it a 'scenario'?. A language humorist, Richard Lederer, pokes fun at the lunacy of English, in his book, Crazy English thus:
let's face it- English is a crazy language
why do writers write but harmers don't ham?
if vegetarians eat vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
why does a king live in a kingdom, but a queen does not live in a queendom?

This is why we have to take our time to learn it because we have to speak it 
right as it has become the most acceptable language of communication. We cannot afford to be an emergency clown whom people will laugh hysterically at every utterance we make.  If you do not want to be one, then let's get it right!

Here we go!

Some of such words include:
Barb
⤬ I need to barb my hair (wrong)
     This word is mostly used by Nigerians to mean 'cut' one's hair.  In actual fact, this intended meaning is far from the  original meaning of the word.  Barb is a noun used to describe the sharp part of something such as fish hook. It also refers to a breed of pigeons and a kind of cloth worn by woman. 
Correct word/expression 👍: 'Cut' i.e I need a barber to cut my hair

Stationaries
⤬ I need to get some stationaries at the bookshop (wrong)
This word is used mostly to refer to  office and school articles such as books, pen, et.c. it originally means 'static or not moving' such as a stationary object. Stationery is the appropriate word for office and school articles. 
Correct word/expression 👍: Stationery i.e I bought some stationery for the secretary. The earth is not stationary, it rotates 365 days in a year
NOTE: the plural of stationery is stationery 

Ultimate: 
⤬ Education is the ultimate solution to poverty  (wrong)
 it is commonly used to mean the highest or peak of all, whereas its actual meaning is 'the last item of a list
Correct word/expression 👍: If plan A and B do not work out, we will opt for the ultimate plan

Enormity;
⤬  The enormity of the mansion has caught every eye (wrong)
Because of its closeness to 'enormous' (big) in spelling , it is usually seen as related in meaning also, which is wrong.  'Enormity' is a noun that describes something that is profoundly evil or extremely wrong.  
Correct word/expression👍:  The enormity of his crimes made the Judge sentence him to death.

Disinterested versus uninterested
⤬ I am uninterested or disinterested in outdoor games (wrong)
These words are often misused or used interchangeably by many users of English although there are some controversies about them. However, their meanings are different.  'Disinterested' means being indifferent, neutral or impartial while 'Uninterested' means being bored or having no interest in.
Correct word/expression 👍: I am uninterested in political matters. We need a disinterested judiciary in Nigeria to promote justice and fairness (impartial)

Invaluable
⤬The car is invaluable to her because it is a used car (wrong)
Because of the negative prefix 'in-' preceding 'valuable', many often take the word invaluable to mean 'not valuable or having no value', whereas it means the opposite. Invaluable therefore means priceless, having a unique value or indispensable.
Correct word/expression 👍:The car my husband bought for me is so much invaluable and precious to me

Literally
⤬ I am literally dying of hunger (wrong, because I am actually not dying)
This word means actual, in real sense, without exaggeration.  Recently, people use it wrongly to express the opposite of what it means, that is, 'figuratively'.
Correct word/expression 👍: I am literally (really) happy you got married to him.  When I said she was hungry that she ate a mountain of rice, I meant it figuratively.

Upliftment: 
⤬ The woman needs a spiritual upliftment (wrong)
there is no such word as upliftment in the vocabulary of English.  it is however used wrongly instead of 'uplift' which means an improvement in something
Correct word/expression 👍:  uplift - The woman needs a spiritual uplift ('uplift'' can be used as a verb or as a noun)

Troubleshooter: 
⤬That boy is so mischievous.  He is a troubleshooter. 
It is commonly used to mean 'someone who makes a lot of trouble.  the original meaning is 'someone who puts an end to trouble'. 

Correct word/expression 👍: Bala's wife is a trouble maker( troublesome).  I love to be with Winifred in times of troubles because she is a professional troubleshooter. 

Stood: 
⤬ please, bring a stood for me to sit on (wrong)
Many Nigerian users of English use this word to mean a kind of small furniture used to sit or place food on.  'stood' is the past tense of stand, therefore, it is not a noun.  
Correct word/expression 👍: stool - I need a stool to sit on