Commonly Confused Words Flashcards

(43 cards)

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Principal

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Leads a school or is the number one person in an organization

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Principle

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Something that you believe in, something that shows you know right from wrong

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Loath

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That you don’t wang to do or are reluctant to do something

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Loathe

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That you hate something

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Compliment

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Something nice you say to someone

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Complements

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When two thing go really good together

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Stationery

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Pretty paper you write on

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Stationary

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When something does not move

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Affect

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A verb meaning to cause or influence something to happen

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Effect

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A noun meaning a consequence of an action

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Capital

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Refers to money, letters, or to the city in a state where the government is headquartered

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12
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Capitol

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The specific government building where the voting branch sits

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Allude

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Hinting at something or implying it but not saying it out loud

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Elude

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You get away from someone else when they are looking for you

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Farther

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Can be measured as a physical distance

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16
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Further

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Is more metaphorical phrase used in an essay

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17
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Historic

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When talking about something big that happened in history

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Historical

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When talking about something that is more minimal that happened in the past

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Imply

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When someone suggests something without saying it out directly

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Infer

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Making a meaning based on the context

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Appraise

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To determine how much something is worth

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Apprise

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Means of informing someone about something

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Compose

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To create something/ to be calm

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Comprise

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Means to be made up of

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Ensure
To make sure that something will happen
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Insure
To protect against something bad happening
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Intimated
To hint at something without directly saying it
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Imitated
To copy someone
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Collaborate
To work together
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Corroborate
To provide proof or confirm something
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Eminent
Someone who is prominent or important
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Imminent
Something that is going to happen soon
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Envelop
To wrap something up or surround something
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Envelope
The thing that you put a letter inside
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Hoard
To keep lots of things for a long time, even when they're useless
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Horde
A large group of people often doing something negative
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Moral
A belief you have or a lesson about how to be a good person
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Morale
Someone's or a group’s positive or negative attitude and feelings about their surroundings and their lives
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Statue
Something solid and is a piece of art depicting something
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Stature
Someone’s physical height or figurative importance
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Statute
A law or other order that people have to follow
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Wander
To move about without a plan
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Wonder
To think questioningly about something