Word Usage Flashcards
(25 cards)
1
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tortuous / torturous
A
tortuous = twisted torturous = pain
2
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accept / except
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accept = receive except = excluding
3
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adverse / averse
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averse = oppose to
adverse - unwilling
4
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affect / effect
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affect = influence
effect - produce
5
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aggravate / irritate
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aggravate = make worse irritate = make angry
6
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all right / alright
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all right = correct form
alright = incorrect form
7
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allusion / illusion
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allusion = indirect reference illusion = false imagery
8
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among / between
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among = three or more between = two people or things
9
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anxious / eager
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anxious = uneasy, filled with concern eager = look forward to
10
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cite / site
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cite = quote, state, mention site = place
11
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completed / complexioned
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complected = proper word complexioned = not a word
12
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compose / comprise
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compose = form the substance of comprise = contain or include
13
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continual = continuous
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continual = happening at intervals continuous = constant
14
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elicit / illicit
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elicit = draw forth illicit = illegal
15
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elude / allude
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elude = escape or avoid allude = mention indirectly
16
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emigrate / immigrate
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emigrate = leave a country (E-Exit) immigrate = go into a country (I-IN)
17
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eminent / imminent
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eminent = prominent or famous imminent = about to happen
18
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flaunt / flout
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flaunt = show off flout = scorn or reject
19
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formally / formerly
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formally = formal manner formerly = previous time
20
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hanged / hung
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hanged = man hung = picture
21
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heighth / height
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heighth = not a word
height - correct word
22
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imply / infer
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imply = suggest infer = draw conclusion
23
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irregardless / regardless
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irregardless = not a word regardless = proper word
24
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sensual / sensuous
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sensual = physical desire sensuous = pertaining to senses
25
sure / surely
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sure = adjective
surely = adverb
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