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Commonly Confused Words Part 3

Terms in this set (33)

Dairy
place where milk products are processed
Diary
personal journal
Descent
downward movement
Dissent
disagreement
Dessert
final, sweet course in a meal
Desert
to abandon; dry, sandy area
Devise
to create
Device
a plan; a tool or utensil
Do
a verb indicating performance or execution of a task
Dew
water droplets condensed from air
Due
as a result of
Dominant
commanding, controlling
Dominate
to control
Die
to lose life; one of a pair of dice
Dye
to change or add color
Dyeing
changing or adding color
Dying
losing life
Elicit
to draw out
Illicit
illegal, forbidden
Eminent
prominent
Imminent
about to happen
Envelop
to surround (verb)
Envelope
container for a letter (noun)
Everyday
routine, commonplace, ordinary (adj.)
Every day
each day, succession (adj. + noun)
Fair
light skinned; just, honest; a carnival
Fare
money for transportation; food
Farther
at a greater(measurable)
Further
in greater(non-measurable) depth
Formally
conventionally, with ceremony
Formerly
previously
Forth
forward
Fourth
number four in a list
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