| Commonly Misused Words |
| accede >>>>>>>>>>> to agree with concede >>>>>>>>>> to admit, give in exceed >>>>>>>>>> to go beyond access >>>>>>>>>> availability excess >>>>>>>>>>> too much, extra assess >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> estimate adapt >>>>>>>>>>>>> to adjust to change adopt >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to take as one's own adept >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> skillful affect >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to influence effect (noun) >>>>>>>>>>>>> result effect (verb) >>>>>>>>>>>>> to make happen all ready >>>>>>> every one or thing is ready already >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> previously capital >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a principal city, or money capitol >>>>>>>>>a principal government building cite >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>quote sight >>>>>>>>>>>> the act of seeing site >>>>>>>>>>>>> a place coarse >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rough course >>>> movement in a particular direction complement >>>>>>> to enhance, go with compliment >>>>>>>>>> a nice remark conscience >>>>> a sense of right and wrong conscientious >>>>>>>> faithful conscious >>>>>>>>>>> aware credible >>>>>>>>>> believable creditable >>>>>>>>>> worthy of praise disinterested >>>>>>>>> impartial uninterested >>>>>>>>>>>>> not interested imply >>>>>>>>>> to suggest infer >>>>>>>>>> to conclude lay >>>>>>>>>>>>> to place lie>>>>>>>>> to recline persecute >>>>> to make life difficult for someone prosecute >>>>>>>>>> to try in a court of law precede >>>>>>>>>>>> to come before proceed >>>>>>>>> to go ahead supersede >>>>>>>>>>>> to replace principal >>>>>>>>>>> main, or leader principle >>>>>>>>>> a fundamental truth or belief respectfully >>>>>>>>>> with respect respectively >>>>>>>>>> in the order given stationary >>>>>>>>>> unable to move stationery >>>>>>>>>>>>>> writing materials their >>>>>>>>>> belonging to them there >>>>>>>>>>> in that place they're >>>>>>>>>>>> they are valuable >>>>>>>>>>> of great worth invaluable >>>>>>>>>>>> priceless |
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| The word list below contains commonly misused English words with brief definitions. |
| Oscar knew that his lackluster vocabulary affected his reading and writing. |
| Oscar effected a new course of study to increase his vocabulary. |
| One effect of Oscar's study was the ability to express himself more clearly. |
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