commonly confused words

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accept

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agree to recieve

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except

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not including

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adapt

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adjust

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adopt

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start to use

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advice

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guidance

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advise

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to give guidance

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affect

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make a difference

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effect

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the result

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altar

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table used for rituals

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alter

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change

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allusion

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a reference

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illusion

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a deceptive appearance

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appraise

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assess the value of

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apprise

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to inform

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ascent

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the journey up

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assent

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agreement

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capital

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the city where government is located

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capitol

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the principal building where government is located

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cite

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to reference

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site

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a location

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complement

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goes well with

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compliment

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kind words of approval

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confident

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assuredness

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confidant

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a trusted person

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council

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a group that advises

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counsel

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to give suggestion

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currant

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a dried grape

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current

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happening at the present

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dependant

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someone who relies on another

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dependent

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contingent on

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desert

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dry landscape

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dessert

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sweet course at end of a meal

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discreet

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careful, shy

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discrete

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separate

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elicit

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draw forth

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illicit

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illegal

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ensure

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to make sure of

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insure

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to arrange for compensation

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eminent

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famous

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imminent

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very soon

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faint

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barely perceivable

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feint

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a deceptive move

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farther

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a larger distance away

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further

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more

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foreward

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beginning of book before first chapter

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forward

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ahead

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grisly

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gruesome

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grizzly

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a brown bear

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hoard

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a stockpile

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horde

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a large group

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incite

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stir up

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insight

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understanding

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ingenious

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very smart

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ingenuous

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unsuspecting

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lie

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to rest horizontally

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lay

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to put down

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loose

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unsecured

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lose

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to misplace

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palate

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roof of mouth

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palette

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colors used by an artist

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passed

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to have moved by

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past

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from a time gone by

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pore

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study carefully

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pour

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cause a flow from a container

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persecute

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to annoy and harass

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prosecute

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bring legal action upon

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principal

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head of school;
original sum of money invested or lent

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principle

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a governing belief

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stationary

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not moving

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stationery

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paper to write on

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vain

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conceited

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vane

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device to measure wind direction

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venal

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corrupt

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venial

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pardonable

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wreath

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circular decoration of plants

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wreathe

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to surround