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Commonly Confused Terms Flashcards

1
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Among
Between

A

Among - 3 or more
Between - 2

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2
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Anxious
Eager

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Anxious - Nervous
Eager - Excited

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3
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Accept
Except

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Accept- to take in
Except - to exclude

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4
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Aid
Aide

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Aid - Help
Aide - Helper

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5
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Compliment
Complement

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Compliment - to praise
Complement - to complete

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Fewer
Less

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Fewer - can be counted
Less - cannot be counted

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7
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Number
Amount

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Number - can be counted
Amount - cannot be counted

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Advice
Advise

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Advice - recommendation, is a noun
Advise - to recommend, is a verb

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9
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Affect
Effect

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Affect - to influence, is a verb
Effect - the result, is a noun

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10
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Capital
Capitol

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Capital - main
Capitol - government building

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Bring
Take

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Bring - toward the speaker
Take - away from the speaker

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12
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Who
That
Which

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Who - people
That - thing, usually no comma before that
Which - thing, the usually is a comma before which

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Personal
Personnel

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Private
Staff

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14
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Continual
Continuous

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Goes on and on with interruptions
Goes on and on without interruptions

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15
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Each other
One another

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2
3+

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16
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Elicit
Illicit

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To draw forth a reaction
Illegal

17
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Principal
Principle

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Leader/main
Theory

18
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Farther
Further

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Distance
Extension of time or degree

19
Q

Hanged
Hung

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Method of death (killing)
Past tense of hang

20
Q

Illusion
Allusion
Elusive
Delusional

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Misleading
Indirect reference
Hard to grasp
Craziness

21
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Imply
Infer

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To suggest
To guess based on given informatiob

22
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Famous
Infamous and notorious

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Known for something good
Known for something bad

23
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Eminent
Imminent

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Well known
On the verge of happening, cannot be prevented

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