Often Confused Words Flashcards
(118 cards)
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accuse
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to blame
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allege
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to state as a fact something that has yet to be proven
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adopt
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to take as one’s own
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adapt
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to change
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adept
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very skilled
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advice
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opinion
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advise
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to express an opinion
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aggregate
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collection of separate parts into a whole
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total
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a whole without regard to its parts; to add up
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allude
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to refer indirectly to a person, object, or event
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elude
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to evade or slip away from
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allusion
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reference or mention of something or someone
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illusion
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mistaken person of reality
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ambivalent
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holding conflicting wishes, unable to decide, unsure
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ambiguous
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difficult to understand, having more than one interpretation
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anachronism
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person or object places in the wrong time
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anomaly
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departure from the norm; peculiar, irregular, abnormal
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arbitrate
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to settle a dispute in a legal sense
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mediate
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to act as a go-between, to negotiate between parties
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authoritarian
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having complete power, expecting complete obedience
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authoritative
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official, very reliable; exercising power
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condemn
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to express disapproval
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condone
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to excuse, to overlook; to forgive
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complaisant
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desirous of pleasing an other
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complacent
pleased with one's self
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contention
point made in an argument; dispute, controversy, quarrel
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contentious
quarrelsome, always ready to argue
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continual
recurring regularly or frequently
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continuous
occurring without interruption
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constantly
regularly recurring
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credible
believable, plausible
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credulous
too ready to believe, gullible
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defective
faulty, flawed
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deficient
lacking some essential part, inadequate
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deterrent
something that keeps another from doing something
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detriment
something that causes harm or loss
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disinterested
impartial
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uninterested
bored
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distinct
unmistakable, clear
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distinctive
something that sets a person or thing apart from everything else
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discrete
separate, distinct, unconnected
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discreet
prudent, unobtrusive, diplomatic
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elicit
to draw out, to call forth
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illicit
unlawful
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endemic
prevalent in a particular area or among a particular group or region
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epidemic
spreading rapidly; outbreak of a contagious disease
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energize
to give energy to, to invigorate
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energize
to give energy to, to invigorate
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enervate
to weaken
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enervate
to weaken
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expatiate
to enlarge on, to speak or write at length
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expatiate
to enlarge on, to speak or write at length
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expiate
to make amends for, to make up for
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expiate
to make amends for, to make up for
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expedient
suitable, appropriate
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expedient
suitable, appropriate
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expeditiously
acting quickly and efficiently
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expeditiously
acting quickly and efficiently
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fortuitous
occurring by chance or accident; happening by a lucky chance
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fortuitous
occurring by chance or accident; happening by a lucky chance
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fortunate
being lucky, having good luck
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fortunate
being lucky, having good luck
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humane
marked by mercy, kindness, or compassion
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humane
marked by mercy, kindness, or compassion
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humanitarian
having the best interests of humankind at heart; philanthropist
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humanitarian
having the best interests of humankind at heart; philanthropist
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hypercritical
excessively critical, overcritical
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hypercritical
excessively critical, overcritical
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hypocritical
insincere, expressing feelings or virtues that one doesn't have
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hypocritical
insincere, expressing feelings or virtues that one doesn't have
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imply
to suggest indirectly
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imply
to suggest indirectly
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infer
to draw a conclusion from
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infer
to draw a conclusion from
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incipient
beginning to appear, emergent
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incipient
beginning to appear, emergent
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insipid
lacking spirit; lacking taste or flavor
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insipid
lacking spirit; lacking taste or flavor
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ingenious
inventive, skillful; shrewd
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ingenious
inventive, skillful; shrewd
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ingenuous
candid, frank, straightforward
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ingenuous
candid, frank, straightforward
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ingénue
naïve young woman or girl
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ingénue
naïve young woman or girl
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insoluble
unable to dissolve; unable to solve
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insoluble
unable to dissolve; unable to solve
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insolvent
unable to pay debts, bankrupt
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insolvent
unable to pay debts, bankrupt
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intense
extreme, using great effort
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intense
extreme, using great effort
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intensive
concentrated, making heavy use of something
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intensive
concentrated, making heavy use of something
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judicial
relating to the courts
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judicial
relating to the courts
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judicious
showing good judgment
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judicious
showing good judgment
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marshal
to arrange in order; to solicit, to guide
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marshal
to arrange in order; to solicit, to guide
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martial
relating to war or a fighter
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martial
relating to war or a fighter
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negligible
insignificant, unimportant
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negligible
insignificant, unimportant
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negligent
lacking attention to something, careless
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negligent
lacking attention to something, careless
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populace
general public, population
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populace
general public, population
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populous
having a large population
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precede
to go before
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proceed
to continue
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precipitate
to cause to happen sooner than expected
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precipitous
hasty, acting without thinking
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prescribe
to establish a rule or guide; to order medicine
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proscribe
to forbid, to prohibit
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reversal
turning around
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reversion
turning back
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simplistic
making complex problems overly simple
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stultify
to make useless or worthless; to take away strength or efficiency
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stupefy
to make dull or stupid; to confuse or astound
