(4th Block-Spring) All GAMES-SGHS English III: Homophones (and other commonly confused terms)
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MrDavidson on February 2, 2012
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English III (Spring-4th Block)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accept | to receive, admit, or take on responsibility |
| adapt | to modify or adjust |
| adopt | to take up/start to use/follow |
| advice | recommendation about action (a noun) |
| advise | to offer a personal opinion to somebody (a verb) |
| affect | a verb meaning to have an influence on |
| allude | to make an indirect reference |
| allusion | an indirect reference to something |
| allusion e | ex: "She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa." |
| among | used when referring to three or more |
| assure | to make a person confident of something |
| between | used when referring to only two |
| capital | city seat of government; wealth/property |
| capitol | a building that houses state legislature |
| censor | to forbid public distribution of something |
| censure | Express severe disapproval of |
| cite | recognizes a source of information |
| coarse | crude, rough, rude |
| complement | something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection |
| compliment | an expression of praise, admiration, or congratulations |
| conscience | the sense of what is right and wrong |
| conscious | being aware or "deliberate." |
| council | a committee that leads, governs, or gives advice |
| counsel | give advice to |
| course | path; part of a meal |
| discreet | judicious, prudent, showing discernment |
| discrete | detached,separate |
| effect | means result |
| elicit | to obtain or draw out |
| elude | to evade or to escape |
| eminent | distinguised/outstanding/notable |
| ensure | to make certain something happens |
| except | a preposition meaning other than |
| farther | indicates physical advancement in distance |
| farther e | How much _____ do we have to drive? |
| fewer | used with COUNT nounds (nouns you can count) |
| further | indicates advancement to a greater degree, as in time |
| further e | ex: Dad hopes I go _____ in education than he did. |
| illicit | unlawful, forbidden, illegal |
| illusion | something with a deceptive appearance |
| imminent | about to happen |
| insure | to issue an insurance policy |
| its | the possessive form of it |
| it's | contraction of it is or it has |
| less | used with MASS nouns (nouns you can't count individually) |
| loose | not fixed in place; detached |
| lose | to fail to gain or retain |
| precede | to come before |
| principal | means important or having to do with money |
| principle | basic truths/policies/morals |
| proceed | to go/move forward |
| sensor | A device that detects or measures |
| sight | ability to see |
| site | the area on which anything is located |
| stationary | not moving |
| stationery | writing paper and envelope |
| that tww | tww: normally refers to things, but may refer to a class or type of person |
| their | belonging to others |
| there | referring to place or position |
| they're | contraction for they are |
| to | expressing direction |
| too | a higher degree than is desirable; very |
| two | one less than three |
| which tww | tww: refers only to things |
| who | functions as the subject of a verb; "____ sent you that letter?" |
| who tww | tww: refers only to people |
| whom | never functions as the subject of the verb "To ____ was that letter sent?" |
| who's | contraction of who is or who has |
| whose | indicates possession |
| your | indicates possession (form of you) |
| you're | contraction of you are |
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