Commonly confused words Flashcards
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elicit (v)
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to bring out or call forth
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illicit (adj)
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unlawful or illegal
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affect (v)
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to influence/to impress/to move
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affect (n)
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feeling/emotion (used in psych0
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effect (transitive v)
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to result
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effect (n)
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result
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imply (v)
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to strongly suggest the truth
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infer (v)
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to gather or deduce
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discreet (adj)
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modest, subtle, tactful
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discrete (adj)
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separate or distinct
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principal (adj)
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main or primary
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principal (n)
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head of school
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principle (adj)
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scrupulous
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lay (transitive v)
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place (an object) down
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lie (v)
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recline or situate (refers to oneself)
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badly (adv)
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unsatisfactory or inadequate
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bad (adj)
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of poor quality
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Everyday (adj)
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common
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every day
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each day
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fewer
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used for countable nouns
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less
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used for abstract concepts (ex time)
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complement
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goes well with
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compliment
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expression of praise
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like
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sdf
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as
sdf
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further
used for abstract concepts (further from the truth)
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farther
used for distance
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amount
used for abstract concepts
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number
used for countable nouns
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incredulous
disbelief
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incredible
amazing
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that
used for essential subordinate clauses
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who
used for people
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which
used for non essential subordinate clauses
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where
location (a place where)
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when
an instance (a time when)
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allusion (n)
indirect reference to someone or something
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illusion (n)
false impression
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whose
possessive pronoun
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who's
who is
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comprise (v)
to consist of
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compose (v)
to make up
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continuous (adj)
parts broken up, stops in between
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continual (adj)
no stops
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eager
excited
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anxious
related to anxiety
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explicitly
outward and obvious
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implicitly
implied
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assure
to promise or say with confidence
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insure
insurance
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ensure
to do what is necessary for success
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credible
believable
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creditable`
worthy of credit
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cerdulous
willing to believe/trust
