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test 32- confusing words Flashcards

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• she nervously waited for the post to find out whether she had …. her final nursing examination.

  1. past
  2. passed
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  1. passed ✔️
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• he seems to have put on a lot of …. in the last few months.

  1. weight
  2. wait
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  1. weight ✔️
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• a new …. on the edge of the city has now been found for the new hospital.

  1. sight
  2. site
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  1. site ✔️
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• one quality that all nurses must have is ….

  1. patience
  2. patients
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  1. patience ✔️
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• she is very concerned that her hair loss will result in her becoming ….

  1. balled
  2. bald
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  1. bald ✔️
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• during the procedure she began to feel unwell and felt she was going to ….

  1. feint
  2. faint
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  1. faint ✔️
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• he has been experiencing pain in the …. region of the back.

  1. lumbar
  2. lumber
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  1. lumbar ✔️
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• the surgeon uses a large number of …. to mop up the blood.

  1. slobs
  2. swabs
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  1. swabs ✔️
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• muscular dystrophy is a disease where the muscles …. away.

  1. waist
  2. waste
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  1. waste ✔️
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• he suffers from a muscular …. in his left eye.

  1. tic
  2. tick
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  1. tic ✔️
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• in the accident he suffered a major …. to his right femur.

  1. break
  2. brake
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  1. break ✔️
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• after sneezing or coughing, some microbial pathogens may be …. on the wind, enhancing the spread of infection.

  1. born
  2. borne
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  1. borne ✔️
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• before going off duty the doctor should …. that all intravenous cannulae are working satisfactorily.

  1. cheque
  2. check
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  1. check ✔️
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• the wound has been very slow to ….

  1. heel
  2. heal
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  1. heal ✔️
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• the doctor was called when the child began to …. with pain.

  1. grown
  2. groan
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  1. groan ✔️
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• her skin was badly …. with the scars of acne.

  1. pitted
  2. pitied
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  1. pitted ✔️
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• as the infection took hold his temperature began to ….

  1. soar
  2. sore
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  1. soar ✔️

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