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Accept vs Except

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Accept – Verb, Receive

Except – Excluding

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Access vs Excess

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Access – Verb, Gain entrance to; Noun, The right to enter or approach

Excess – Noun, Adjective, Too much

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Advice vs Advise

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Advice – Noun, Recommendation, suggestion.

Advise – Verb, To make a recommendation or suggestion

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Affect vs Effect

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Affect – Verb, To have an impact

Effect – Noun, impact

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Aisle vs Isle

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Aisle – Space between a row of chairs

Isle – Island

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Allusion vs Illusion

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Allusion – Reference

Illusion – Fantasy

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Allude (to) vs Elude

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Allude (to) – Refer (to)

Elude – Avoid, Evade

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Ascent vs Assent

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Ascent – Noun, Upward movement

Assent – Agreement

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Brake vs Break

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Brake – Device that has a slowing/stopping effect

Break – Rest or relief

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Breadth vs Breath vs Breathe

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Breadth – Size, Width

Breath – Noun, What comes out your mouth when you breathe

Breathe – Verb, To inhale and exhale

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Censor vs Censure

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Censor – Remove offensive or inappropriate parts

Censure – Punish

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Cite vs Site vs Sight

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Cite – Verb, Reference
Site – Noun, Location
Sight – Noun, Ability to see

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Collaborate vs Corroborate

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Collaborate – Work with

Corroborate – Confirm, make certain

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Conscience vs Conscious

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Conscience – Noun, Inner sense of right and wrong (Noun form = conscientious)

Conscious – Adjective, Awareness (Noun form = consciousness)

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Council vs Counsel

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Council – Noun, Governing body

Counsel – Noun, Advice/opinion; Verb, To advise

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Creak vs Creek

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Creak – Harsh or squeaking sound

Creek – Small body of water

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Desert vs Dessert

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Desert – Dry, sandy region

Dessert – A sweet

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Device vs Devise

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Device – Noun, Object with a specific function

Devise – Verb, Invent, come up with

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Decent vs Descent vs Dissent

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Decent – Adjective, Respectable, fair

Descent – Noun, Go down

Dissent – Noun, Go against popular opinion

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Elicit vs Illicit

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Elicit – Draw out

Illicit – Illegal, not permitted

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Eminent vs Imminent

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Eminent – Well-known

Imminent – About to occur

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Emit vs Omit

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Emit – Give off, discharge

Omit – Remove, leave out

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Fair vs Fare

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Fair – Just, ethical

Fare – n., (1) Particular type of food; (2) cost of a travel ticket, e.g. bus fare; (3) v. To manage (in a difficult situation), make do

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Faze vs Phase

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Faze – To be disturbed

Phase – Period, length of time

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Find vs Found

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Find – To locate

Found – To establish

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Formally vs Formerly

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Formally – In a refined manner

Formerly – In the past

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Hardly vs Heartily

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Hardly – Barely

Heartily – Without restraint, energetically

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Heard vs Herd

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Heard – Past tense of hear

Herd – Group of animals

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Imply vs Infer

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Imply – Suggest.

Infer – Draw a conclusion

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(In)credible vs (In)credulous

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(In)credible – (Un)believable

(In)credulous – (Dis)believing

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Influence vs Affluence

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Influence – Effect

Affluence – Wealth

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Later vs Latter

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Later – Adverb, Afterward

Latter – Adjective, The second thing mentioned (e.g. Between chocolate and vanilla ice cream, I prefer the latter.)

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Lay vs Lie

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Lay – Set an object down. This verb is followed by a noun, e.g. To lay a book on the table.

Lie – To recline. This verb is not followed by a noun, e.g. I am going to lie down for a few minutes before dinner.

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Led vs Lead

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Led – Past tense of “to lead”

Lead – 1) Infinitive form of “to lead;” 2)

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Lessen vs Lesson

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Lessen – Verb, Reduce

Lesson – Noun, Something that is taught

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Loose vs Lose

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Loose – Adjective, roomy

Lose – Verb, The opposite of win

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Manner vs Manor

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Manner – Behavior or way of acting

Manor – Estate

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Passed vs Past

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Passed – Past tense of to pass

Past – Noun, Earlier time

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Peace vs Piece

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Peace – Calm, harmony

Piece – Section, portion

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Peak vs Peek

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Peak – Noun, Highest point

Peek – Verb, To look quickly, glimpse

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Plain vs Plane

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Plain – Adjective, Simple, not fancy

Plane – Noun, Flat surface or airplane

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Persecute vs Prosecute

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Persecute – Harass or torment a person because of their characteristics or beliefs
Prosecute – Conduct legal proceedings against someone

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Perspective vs Prospective

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Perspective – Point of view

Prospective – Potential

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Precede vs Proceed

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Precede – Come before

Proceed – To go forward, carry on

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Pore vs Poor vs Pour

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Pore – Verb, To read or study with great attention (pore over)

Poor – Adjective, Lacking money

Pour – Verb, To send a liquid flowing (e.g. pour a glass of milk)

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Principal vs Principle

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Principal – Most important

Principle – Accepted rule

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Reign vs Rein

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Reign – Noun, Period of rule

Rein – Noun, Leather straps used to control a horse; Verb, To control or curb (rein in)

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Respectfully vs Respectively

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Respectfully – In a polite manner

Respectively – Pertaining to individuals in sequence, e.g. The book and magazine belong respectively to my brother and sister. This means that the book (mentioned first) belongs to the brother (mentioned first) and the magazine (mentioned second) belongs to the sister (mentioned second).

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Role vs Roll

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Role – Noun, Part or character

Roll – Verb, Move on a wheel

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Statue vs Statute

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Statue – Three-dimensional work of art

Statute – Law or regulation

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Tenant vs Tenet

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Tenant – Person who lives in a particular dwelling

Tenet – Principle or doctrine

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Than vs Then

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Than – Used for comparisons. My brother is two years older than I am.

Then – Used to indicate sequence. We went to the movie, and then we went home.

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Wave vs Waive

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Wave – Move back forth, flutter

Waive – Give up one’s right to something

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Adverse vs Averse

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Adverse - adj. difficult, challenging

Averse - adj. having a strong dislike for

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Assure vs Ensure

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Assure - v. To state positively and confidently

Ensure - v. To make certain something will happen

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Exacerbate vs Exaggerate

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Exacerbate - v. To make worse

Exaggerate - v. To describe in an overly extreme way

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To vs Too

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To - prep. Indicated direction (e.g. they go to work)

Too - adv. also

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