Lesson 3 Flashcards
(21 cards)
To make something worse.
Aggravate
To cause annoyance or to vexing or chafe.
Irritate
Is the only acceptable form in edited writing.
All right
Is a one-word spelling of the phrase all right.
Alright
It should be used only when there are two elements.
Between
It should be used when there are more than two elements.
Among
Is an indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified person.
Anybody
Is a noun phrase referring to an arbitrary body.
Any body
It is generally used when either one or both of the options may be true.
And/Or
A device or shortcut, that damages a sentence and often leads to confusion or ambiguity.
And/Or
You can use it when referring to indistinct or nonspecific relationships.
Among
Is an auxiliary verb and is used to denote physical or mental ability.
Can
It is used to express ability and informally used to ask permission.
Can
Is an auxiliary verb and is used to denote possibility or permission.
May
Is a person who is not influenced by considerations of personal advantage.
Disinterested
Is a person or thing not interested in or concerned about something or someone.
Uninterested
Is serves best as a distance word or physical distance.
Farther
As a time or quantity word. It is for metaphorical or figurative distance.
Further
Is to point out or imply resemblances between objects regarded as essentially of a different order.
Compare to
Is mainly to point out differences between objects regarded as essentially of the same order.
Compare with
Is a person who is having no stake in the matter.
Disinterested
