Commonly confused words Flashcards by Ariana Bustos

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elicit (v)

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to bring out or call forth

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illicit (adj)

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unlawful or illegal

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affect (v)

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to influence/to impress/to move

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affect (n)

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feeling/emotion (used in psych0

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effect (transitive v)

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to result

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effect (n)

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result

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imply (v)

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to strongly suggest the truth

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infer (v)

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to gather or deduce

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discreet (adj)

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modest, subtle, tactful

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discrete (adj)

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separate or distinct

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principal (adj)

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main or primary

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principal (n)

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head of school

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principle (adj)

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scrupulous

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lay (transitive v)

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place (an object) down

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lie (v)

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recline or situate (refers to oneself)

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badly (adv)

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unsatisfactory or inadequate

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bad (adj)

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of poor quality

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Everyday (adj)

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common

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every day

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each day

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fewer

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used for countable nouns

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less

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used for abstract concepts (ex time)

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complement

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goes well with

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compliment

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expression of praise

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like

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sdf

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as

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sdf

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further

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used for abstract concepts (further from the truth)

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farther

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used for distance

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amount

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used for abstract concepts

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number

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used for countable nouns

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incredulous

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disbelief

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incredible

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amazing

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that

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used for essential subordinate clauses

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who

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used for people

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which

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used for non essential subordinate clauses

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where

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location (a place where)

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when

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an instance (a time when)

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allusion (n)

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indirect reference to someone or something

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illusion (n)

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false impression

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whose

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possessive pronoun

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who’s

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who is

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comprise (v)

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to consist of

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compose (v)

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to make up

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continuous (adj)

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parts broken up, stops in between

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continual (adj)

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no stops

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eager

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excited

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anxious

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related to anxiety

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explicitly

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outward and obvious

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implicitly

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implied

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assure

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to promise or say with confidence

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insure

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insurance

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ensure

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to do what is necessary for success

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credible

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believable

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creditable`

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worthy of credit

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cerdulous

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willing to believe/trust