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This section of our course will
review 100 words groups that are troublesome to
many CPE students. Words have been grouped
according to the way they are most often confused or
misused. Some of these words are homonyms (words
that sound alike but are spelled differently) and
some are just commonly confused. Each set of
confusables (eg: their, there, they're) are
displayed together. |
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Words Groups -
Part 3/10 |
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21. |
brake = a
retarding device; to retard
break = an opening; a pause; to divide |
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22. |
canvas = a coarse cloth; a painting
canvass = to solicit; to examine |
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23. |
capital = money; punishable by death; most important city; large letter
capitol = the house of legislature |
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24. |
caret = a mark used in proofreading
carat = unit of gem weight
carrot = an orange vegetable |
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25. |
censor = one who screens objectionable material
censure = condemnation |
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26. |
cite = to quote
sight = vision
site = location; webpage |
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27. |
coherent = intelligible
inherent = a naturally included quality |
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28. |
collaborate = to work together
corroborate = to confirm |
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29. |
command = to order
commend = to praise |
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30. |
compile = to collect
comply = to consent |
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This
"confusing words" revision will be
continued in Lesson 14.
And now practise all this on the next page.... |
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