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Word Often Confuses Flashcards

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Accept/exceed

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Accede - Yield(bow to) to someone’s wishes

Exceed(Verb) - To be greater than(something)

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Accept/except

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Accept - To agree, to take (something)

Except - To leave out (someone or something), Not including

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Advice/advise

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Advice - Guidance or recommendations

Advise - To give advice to

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Affect/Effect

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Affect - Have an effect upon(something), to act physically on

Effect (Noun) - the result (of something

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Auger/augur

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Auger - Hand tool for boring holes.

Augur - Indicate by signs

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Bail/Bale

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Bail - The temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial.

Bale - A large bundle bound for storage or transport

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Beside/besides

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Beside - Next to

Besides - In addition to

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Bidding/biding

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Bidding - Offering a particular price for something, especially at an auction.

Biding - Remaining or staying somewhere

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Breath/breathe

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Breath - air that is taken in and expelled during breathing.

Breathe - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

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Birdal/bridle

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Bridal - Of or relating to a wedding.

Bridle - the headgear used to control a horse / the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

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Calvary/cavalry

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Calvary - A hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

Cavalry - Troops trained to fight on horseback

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Capital/Capitol

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Capital - Assets available for use in the production of further assets; primary city and usually the seat of the state government

Capitol - A building occupied by a state legislature

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Complement/compliment

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Complement - Something added to complete or embellish

Compliment - Say something to someone that expresses praise

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Confidant/Confident

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Confidant - Someone to whom private matters are confided

Confident - Very sure

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Conscience/Conscious

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Conscience - Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person’s thoughts and actions.

Conscious - Intentionally conceived or aware of one’s surroundings

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Council/Counsel

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Council - A body serving in an administrative capacity

Counsel - Give advice to

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Cue/Queue

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Cue - A hint suggesting what to do

Queue - A line of people or vehicles waiting for something

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Demur/demure

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Demur - raise objections or show reluctance

Demure - (of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and shy.

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Denounce/renounce

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Denounce - publicly declare to be wrong or evil

Renounce - formally declare one’s abandonment of(a claim, right, or possession).

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DependEnt/DependAnt

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Dependent - Relying on something.

Dependant - A person who relies on another person for support.

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Deprecate/depreciate

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Deprecate - Express strong disapproval of; deplore.

Depreciate - Belittle or lose value over time

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Desert/dessert

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Desert - Leave someone who needs or counts on you

Dessert - A dish served as the last course of a meal

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Devise/Device

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Devise - Arrange by systematic planning and united effort.

Device - An instrument invented for a particular purpose

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Dual/duel

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Dual - Consisting of two parts usually in pairs

Duel - A struggle between two skilled opponents

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Earthly/Earthy

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Earthly - relating to the earth or human life.

Earthy - resembling or suggestive of earth or soil

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Elicit/Illicit

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Elicit - evoke or draw out(a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.

Illicit - forbidden by law, rules, or custom

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Eminent/Imminent

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Eminent - Standing above others in quality or position

Imminent - About to occur

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Every day/Everyday

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Every day - each day

Everyday - Found in the ordinary course of events

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Expand/Expend

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Expand - Become larger(in size, quantity, volume)

Expend - Use up

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Fair/Fare

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Fair - Treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination

Fare - The money paid for a journey on public transport

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Fate/Fete

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Fate - An event that will inevitabily happen in the future

Fete - honour or entertain(someone) lavishly

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Flounder/Founder

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Flounder - To struggle mentally or walk with great difficulty

Founder - Someone that establishes something(often a business)

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Forebear/forbear

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Forebear - An ancestor

Forbear - Politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something

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Foul/fowl

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Foul - Very disagreeable or unpleasant

Fowl - A domestic cock or hen

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Gait/Gate

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Gait - manner of walking

Gate - A movable barrier in a fence or wall

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Hoard/horde

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Hoard - A secret store of valuables or money

Horde - A vast multitude

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Impinge/infringe

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Impinge - Have an effect, especially a negative one

Infringe - Actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)

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Imply/infer

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Imply - Express or state indirectly

Infer - Establish by deduction

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Inane/insane

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Inane - Devoid of intelligence

Insane - Very foolish

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Insight/incite

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Insight - A clear perception of the situation

Incite - Provoke or stir up

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Inveigh/inveigle

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Inveigh - Complain bitterly

Inveigle - Persuade(someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery

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Jealous/zealous

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Jealous - Feeling or showing an envious resentment of someone or their achievements, possessions, or perceived advantages

Zealous - having or showing zeal

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Knock/nock

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Knock - Deliver a sharp blow or push

Nock - Notch at the end of the arrow into which the bowstring fits

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Knotty/naughty

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Knotty - Highly complex and occasionally devious

Naughty - Badly behaved

45
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Lay/lie

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Lay - Put into a certain place or abstract location

Lie - Tell something that is not true

46
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Lead/led

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Lead - (Noun) A soft grey malleable chemical element

Led - (Verb) showed a person or an animal the way by going in front of them or with them

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Liable/Libel

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Liable - At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

Libel - A false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person

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Livid/Vivid

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Livid - Furiously angry

Vivid - Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.

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Loath/loathe

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Loath - Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

Loathe - Find repugnant

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Magnate/magnet

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Magnate - A very wealthy or powerful businessman .

Magnet - A device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

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Manner/manor

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Manner - How something is done or how it happens

Manor - The mansion of a lord or wealthy person

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Moral/morale

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Moral - Concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.

Morale - A state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

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Pail/Pale

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Pail - A roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

Pale - Dim or feeble

54
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Perquisites/prerequisite

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Perquisites - Perks

Prerequisites - Something that is required in advance

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Persecute/Prosecute

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Persecute - Cause to suffer

Prosecute - Institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization)

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Personal/personnel

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Personal - Concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

Personnel - Group of people willing to obey orders

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Peruse/Pursue

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Peruse - Examine or consider with attention and in detail

Pursue - Be involved in

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Practise/Practice

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Practise(v) - Perform an activity daily to gain or maintain proficiency in it

Practice(n) - The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it

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Prescribe/Proscribe

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Prescribe - Issue commands or orders to

Proscribe - Command against

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Principal/Principle

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Principal - Most important element or the title of the headmaster of a school (US)

Principle - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

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Reverend/reverent

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Reverend - Used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy.

Reverent - Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

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Seam/seem

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Seam - A line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article

Seem - Give a certain expression

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Stationary/stationery

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Stationary - Standing still

Stationery - Paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters

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Throes/throws

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Throes - Violent pangs of suffering.

Throws - Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand

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Tortuous/Torturous

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Tortuous - Full of twists and turns.

Torturous - Characterized by, involving, or causing pain or suffering

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Urbane/Urban

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Urbane - Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.

Urban - Relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area

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Vane/vain

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Vane - Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure.

Vain - Of no use or further consequences

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Vice/Wise

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Vice - An immoral or wicked personal characteristic

Wise - Having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

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Wary/Weary

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Wary - Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

Weary - Physically and mentally fatigued

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Acclimation/acclamation

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Affluent/effluent

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Allude/Ellude

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Chafe/chaff

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Click/clique

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Collaborate/corroborate

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Critic/critique

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Delusion/Illusion

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Dudgeon/dungeon

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Ferment/Fervent

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Ferment- Commotion (perturbed)
Fervent -Passion (Ardent)

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Hectic/heretic

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Hectic -full of incessant or frantic activity
Heretic-holding unorthodox belief

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Haphazard/hazardous

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Haphazard-by chance,random
Hazardous - dangerous

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Hospitality/hostility

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Hospitality - friendly
Hostility - disliking unfriendly

83
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Pawn

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• pyada
• girvi

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Emancipate/Emaciate

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Emancipate -liberal
Emaciate -thin and wasted

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Inept/inapt

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Inept- incompetent
Inapt- unsuitable

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Adverse/averse

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Adverse - unfavourable, hostile
Averse - unwilling or repelled

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Adapt
Adept
Adopt

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Adapt -adjust
Adept- skill
Adopt - to accept as your own

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Aid/aide

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Aid- help ,assistance
Aide - person who helps

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Airs/heirs

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Airs- snobbish or artificial behaviour
Heirs- person who will inherit as estate or title of their family

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Allusion/illusion

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Allusion - subtle reference
Illusion - deception,mirage or a wild idea

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Ambiguous/ambivalent

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Ambiguous- something unclear
Ambivalent - uncertain and having conflicted feelings

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Amiable/amicable

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Amiable - person who is friendly good natured
(adj) •Amicable -agreements or relationship (for situation)

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Amoral/immoral

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Amoral - having no principles at all no good or bad
Immoral - lacking good morals

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Amused/bemused

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Amused - something entertaining
Bemused -bewilder,lost in thought

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Annual/annul

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Annual-yearly
Annul -invalid

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Appraise/apprise

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Appraise - estimate the worth of
Apprise to inform

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Arcane/archaic

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Arcane - to things of known and understood by few people
Archaic - very old and outdated

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Ascent/assent

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Ascent -upward movement
Assent -to agree to

99
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Ascetic/aesthetic

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Ascetic - renounce all materialistic comfort and living sage life
Aesthetic philosophy of beauty

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Ascribe / describe

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Ascribe - to attribute (regards something as caused by)
Describe

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Aspersion/dispersion

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Aspersion - defamation, damaging remark ,slander
Dispersion scatter

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Flair/Flare

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Flair - A natural talent

Flare - A shape that spreads outward or a sudden burst of light or a device for producing a bright flame

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Torpid

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•hidden
•lethargic

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Rampage/Rampart/Rampant

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