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| 6125568036 | sesquipedalian | the writing is deliberately designed for exhibiting the writer's vocabulary | 0 | |
| 6125577529 | stylistic | the author creates purposeful literary effects on the reader using traditional literary elements to a very noticeable degree; for example, a heavy emphasis on imagery or irony Fitzgerald or J.K. Rowling | 1 | |
| 6125587090 | succint | the author's style is clear but generally short; no wasting of words | 2 | |
| 6125592350 | turgid | the author uses language in a way that is convoluted, bloated with words, and potentially difficult for the reader to understand Nathaniel Hawthorne | 3 | |
| 6125619599 | unprintable | the author uses offensive language or ideas throughout his writing | 4 | |
| 6125622211 | vague | the piece of writing is purposefully unclear, forcing the reader to make many inferences and conclusions; the reader is left wondering if he or she is interpreting correctly Fitzgerald | 5 | |
| 6125629987 | verbose | the author's writing is long-winded and vocabulary-heavy; this style often is read as (unintentionally) boring Nathaniel Hawthorne | 6 | |
| 6125632397 | sensationalist | the writer's style is exaggerated and dramatic; the author is looking for a gossipy response from the reader | 7 | |
| 6125651663 | tongue-in-cheek | a style with a subtext that the writer intends for the reader to pick up on; there are frequently word jokes and a subtle nudge-nudge-wink-wink from the author to careful readers | 8 | |
| 6125658018 | satirical | a style in which the writer is commenting on society in some mocking but hidden way; the writer will set up situations that mimic but do not directly report what is being mocked | 9 | |
| 6581661236 | Frequently Confused Words | 1. definition 2.why they are mixed up 3.way to NOT confuse them 4.sentences | 10 | |
| 6202923611 | phased vs fazed | 1. slowly coming in or out vs. bothered 2. They sound the same. 3.Is it a stage i'm talking about? 4.He was going through a tough phase. & Nothing was going to faze me. | 11 | |
| 6202990559 | further v.s. farther | 1. metaphorical distance vs. physical distance 2. Similar spelling 3. metaphorical vs. physical 4.He thought further than I. & I ran farther than him. | 12 | |
| 6203004602 | breath vs. breathe | 1. air vs. to inhale and exhale 2. has the same objective (air) 3.verb vs something 4.His breath was horrible. & I try to not breathe for 5 mins. | 13 | |
| 6203016035 | couldn't care less vs could care less | 1. I don't care at all vs. I care a little 2. sounds like you're saying the same things 3. Couldn't vs. Could/ What am I saying? 4. I couldn't care less about that school. & I could care less about if he leaves. | 14 | |
| 6203033001 | bear vs. bare | 1.handle, animal vs. naked 2. sound alike 3. Which is an animal? 4. I could no longer bear the pain. & He had his bare ass out. | 15 | |
| 6203036995 | whether vs. weather | 1.one thing or another vs. climate 2. sound the same 3. Am I talking about the climate? 4. It doesn't matter whether they leave or stay. & The weather is windy. | 16 | |
| 6203079321 | advise vs. advice | 1. verb form of to give advice vs. noun, suggestion 2. They sound alike. Similar spelling 3. Which is the action? 4. I advise you not to do that. & What advice do you have for me? | 17 | |
| 6203093830 | irregardless vs. regardless | 1. not a word vs. without a regard 2. Irregardless sounds like a word; feels like they mean the same thing 3. Double negative? 4. I couldn't care regardless of who it is. | 18 | |
| 6203102095 | affect vs. effect | 1. verb, to cause change vs. noun, the change 2. Simply don't know the difference/sound the same 3. Action or cause and effect 4. The rain affected my painting. & The storm caused a terrible effect on the destroyed houses. | 19 | |
| 6203127674 | fewer vs. less | 1. refers to number (things you can count) vs. things that are unaccountable (abstract) 2.heard people use them the same way 3. Can I count it? 4. There were fewer chips than last time. & I had less money after buying the dress. | 20 | |
| 6241188434 | would of vs. would've | 1.not a word vs. would have 2. speak to fast, so they sound the same 3.would of doesn't make sense 4.I would've called you later. | 21 | |
| 6241190247 | its vs. it's | 1.belonging to it vs. it is 2.similar pronunciation 3.is it "it is" 4.Its his. & It's raining. | 22 | |
| 6241194132 | every day vs. everyday | 1.each individual day (adj., noun) vs. common/usual (adj) 2.similar pronunciation 3.is it describing something 4.I go every day. & It's an everyday thing. | 23 | |
| 6241280731 | conscious vs. conscience | 1.aware, awake vs. what tells you right from wrong 2.similar pronunciation 3.inner self or not awake? 4.He was conscious. & My conscience told me I was wrong. | 24 | |
| 6241294817 | lose vs. loose | 1.to no longer have vs. baggy 2. similar spelling 3.remembering the number of O's 4.I didn't want to lose. & His pants were too loose. | 25 | |
| 6241315209 | past vs. passed | 1.yesterday vs. as in to have walked by 2 similar pronunciation 3 remember the different spelling 4 In my past life I was a bear. & I passed my driver's ed final. | 26 | |
| 6241337971 | peek vs peak vs pique | 1.take a peek, creepers in the window vs. noun. top vs. verb to catch/capture (interest) 2 similar pronunciation 3. 4.Take a peek at my notes. & The peak of the mountain was beautiful. & His shirt piqued my interest. | 27 | |
| 6241363329 | lay vs. lie | 1.to put vs. to recline 2.not knowing how to use the past tense of lying 3. 4.Lay the pot on the table. & I want to lie down. | 28 | |
| 6241405294 | than vs. then | 1.comparison vs. time 2.similar spelling 3.Put a "A" if you're comparing and "E" if talkign about time 4.I'd rather do that than this. & I used to do that back then. | 29 | |
| 6241411783 | insure vs. assure. vs. ensure | I have purchased insurance vs. I am certain (I assure you) vs. to guarantee (i.e. I can ensure you'll get there) 2. Sound similar 3. 4.I have purchased insurance. & I assure you. & I can ensure you have a seat. | 30 | |
| 6303353353 | your vs. you're | 1.possession vs. you are 2.similar pronunciation 3. Say you are 4.It's your car. & You're going to do it. | 31 | |
| 6303359410 | on to vs. onto | 1.verb/proceeding vs. put on/ surface/on top of 2.similar spelling 3.think every day everyday 4.Lets go on to the next part. & Put the cake onto the counter. | 32 | |
| 6303387151 | choose vs. chose | 1.to do now (present) vs. already done (past tense) 2.close spelling 3.What tense is it in? 4. You can choose were to go. & I chose to do this. | 33 | |
| 6303406422 | patients vs. patience | 1.person (client) vs. tolerance 2.sound the same 3. C=tolerance 4.There were a lot of injured patients. & I have a lot of patience. | 34 | |
| 6303394135 | lost vs. loss | 1.past tense of lose vs. not to win 2.similar pronunciation 3. SS-opposite of win 4.I lost my ring. & I loss the match. | 35 | |
| 6303420877 | desert vs. dessert | 1.abandon vs. sweets 2.spelling error 3. Can I eat it? 4.We were lost in the desert. & We ate dessert after the wedding. | 36 | |
| 6303433221 | accept vs. except | 1.consent (say yes/give in) vs. but; not including 2.sound similar 3.yes or w/out 4.I accepted my fate. & All except that one. | 37 | |
| 6303458069 | lead vs. led vs. lead | 1.present tense vs. past tense vs. the element 2.sound similar 3.doing vs did it vs. chemicals?? 4. I'm leading the students. I led the students. I need lead for my pencil. | 38 | |
| 6303478305 | a lot vs. alot | 1.many vs. not a word 2.spelling not correct 3.together it's not a word 4. I have a lot of work to do. | 39 | |
| 6303495449 | who vs. whom | 1. having done something (use it instead he/she) vs. doing something 2.not knowing the difference 3.he/she vs.him/her 4. To whom it may concern. (it concerns him. Not it concerns he) Who took my book (he took my book, not him took my book) | 40 | |
| 6360434477 | There vs. their vs. they're | 1.location vs. belongs to them vs. they are 2. similar pronunciation 3. If it doesn't have an I it's not yours. Everything else is location, but break it up. 4. It's over there. & It's theirs. & They're leaving. | 41 | |
| 6360490470 | all together vs. altogether | 1. if you can insert "here" after all + bring somewhere w/ others vs. in total/to sum up 2.remember everyday vs. every day 3.can you insert here 4.We're all together. & We're altogether proud of you. | 42 | |
| 6360525657 | poor vs. pour vs. pore | 1. adj/no $/ badly vs. to dump out vs. noun/hole in your face 2. similar pronunciation 3. 4. I am poor. & Pour it in to the jug. & The pores of Earth. | 43 | |
| 6360565776 | flaunt vs, flout | 1.to show off vs. to disregard (immediately follow with an object) 2.similar spelling 3. a or o 4. Flaunt it if you got it. & He flouted the law. | 44 | |
| 6360584609 | cite vs. sight vs. site | 1.give reference to/to give a citation (ticket) vs. seeing vs location 2. similar pronunciation 3. how is it spelled 4.Cite the evidence. & My sight is getting better. & Go to the last website. | 45 | |
| 6360597205 | complement vs. compliment | 1.2 pieces that make a whole vs. saying something nice 2.similar pronunciation 3. I vs. E 4. Mr. and Mrs. Bill complement each other. | 46 | |
| 6360646520 | who vs. that vs. which | 1. always infers to people (humans) vs. anything (humans, animals, objects) vs. only refers to things never people 2. all sound right in certain sentences 3. what kind of thing or person are you talking about 4. Who did this. & I did that yesterday. & Which one is it. | 47 | |
| 6360672488 | allusion vs. illusion | 1. reference vs. fake picture in your head 2. similar spelling 3. If it doesn't have an I it's real 4. He inserted a Bible allusion. & There was an illusion that he has money. | 48 | |
| 6360676256 | bad vs. badly | 1.adj, describes nouns vs adverbs, describe verbs (come right after/near a verb) 2. similar spelling 3.ly is a verb 4.The room had a bad smell. & The room smelled very badly. | 49 | |
| 6360694860 | good vs. well | 1.The smell was good. vs. adverb 2.both sound right in certain sentences 3. use it in a sentence 4.I didn't get a good grade in Math class. & I don't feel well. | 50 | |
| 6410950066 | who's vs. whose | 1.who is vs. belonging to who 2.sounds similar 3. if there's an apostrophe there's an is after 4. Whose is it? & Who's going to the party. | 51 | |
| 6410965098 | disinterested vs. uninterested | 1.impartial, unbiased vs. bored 2.similar spelling 3. Un means not 4.The teacher saw Sarah disinterested. & I became uninterested. | 52 | |
| 6410967534 | hanged vs. hung | 1.executed by hanging vs. past tense of hang 2.people think they both are past tense of hang 3. hanged is death 4. He was hanged for murder. We hung out yesterday. | 53 | |
| 6411005681 | lightening vs. lightning | 1.thunder and rain vs process of getting lighter 2. similar spelling 3. e means bright 4. We were lightning the building. & There was a lot of loud lightening outside. | 54 | |
| 6411013477 | to vs. too vs two | direction vs. extra, amount vs. 2.similar pronunciations 3. two O means a lot 4.I went to the mall. & There was too much homework. & I had two weeks left. | 55 | |
| 6411021029 | accede vs. exceed | to agree vs. to be larger than 2.similar spelling 3. a stands for agree 4.I acceded the contract terms. & I will exceed their expectations. | 56 | |
| 6411026644 | precede vs. proceed | 1.to come before vs. to keep going 2. similar pronunciation 3. E comes before O 4.First grade precedes second. & We will proceed to go on. | 57 | |
| 6411061283 | i.e vs. e.g | 1.that is vs for example 2.similar spelling 3.i.e doesn't mean in example 4.We did this; i.e. the second one. & I had the notebook that everyone had in second grade; e.g. the one with the stripes | 58 | |
| 6411089348 | figuratively vs. literally | 1.i am using figurative;metaphorical language vs. it actually happened 2. people don't literally mean stuff when they say literally 3. Literally means dead ass 4. I was figuratively was going to burn the | 59 | |
| 6411104172 | beside vs. besides | 1.next to vs. in addition, anyway, but 2.similar spelling 3. s means but 4. Put it beside my bed. & That's besides the point. | 60 | |
| 6549485377 | sweat vs. sweet | 1. perspire/wet armpits vs. adorable or sugary 2.similar spelling 3.Cant eat if i doesn't have two E's 4.There was sweat running down my back. & The candy was way too sweet. | 61 | |
| 6549488916 | overexaggerate vs exaggerate | 1. not a word vs. to be/speak extra 2.used too commonly 3.putting over isn't a word 4. he exaggerated the situation. | 62 | |
| 6549499385 | Bias vs biased | 1. noun vs. verb 2. similar meaning 3.ed creates a verb 4.There was bias. & They were biased. | 63 | |
| 6549518474 | orient vs. orientate | 1. to figure things out vs. not a word 2.similar spelling 3.ones not a word 4.Her eyes flew up to the guard as she sought to orient herself once again. | 64 | |
| 6549537404 | through vs thorough vs threw | 1. in one side, out the vs. adj, careful vs. past tense to throw 2.similar pronunciation between 2, and similar spelling between 2 3. 4.I went through the tunnel. & The investigation was very thorough. & He threw a bat to the man. | 65 | |
| 6549560681 | emphasis vs. emphasize | 1. noun;special importance vs. verb; to make or give special importance 2. similar spelling 3. 4. | 66 | |
| 6549567394 | in to vs. into | 1. to be inside of vs. to go in to | 67 | |
| 6549589552 | pair vs. pare vs. pear | 1. to, couple vs. verb;to make smaller vs fruit | 68 | |
| 6549603866 | freshman vs. freshmen vs. freshman's vs. freshmen's | 1. one 9th grader vs many 9th graders vs. belonging to one 9th grader's vs. belonging to many 9th graders 2. 3. 4. | 69 | |
| 6549619069 | countries vs. country's vs. countries' | 1. many nations vs. belonging to one nation vs. belonging to many nations 2. 3. 4. | 70 | |
| 6572835329 | rapt vs. rapped vs. wrapped | 1. fascinated vs. knocked, split bars vs. covered in paper 2. 3. 4. | 71 | |
| 6572841850 | use to vs. used to | 1. not a phrase vs. did before 2. 3. 4. | 72 | |
| 6572910274 | hone in vs. home in | 1. to get sharper or clearer vs. to get physically closer to a target 2. 3. 4. | 73 | |
| 6572922811 | wreak vs. reek | 1. to cause (v) vs. stank (adj.) 2. 3. 4. | 74 | |
| 6572948042 | suppose to vs. supposed to | 1. not a phrase vs. what it says | 75 | |
| 6572978719 | sisters-in-law vs. sister-in-law's | 1. many wives of your sibling or sisters of your spouse vs belonging to the wife of your sibling 2. 3. 4. | 76 | |
| 6572991802 | quiet vs. quite | 1.silent vs. just/very 2. 3. 4. | 77 | |
| 6573012719 | receipt vs. recipe | 1. evidence of the total of your purchases vs. cooking instructors 2. 3. 4. | 78 | |
| 6573023079 | aid vs aide | 1. person who helps vs. verb to help 2. 3. 4. | 79 | |
| 6573033217 | among vs. between | 1. use it when there's an uncountable number vs. use it when you count how many are there 2. 3. 4. | 80 | |
| 6670200772 | sall right vs. alright | 1.okay vs. non-standard 2. 3. 4. | 81 | |
| 6670266221 | eminent vs. imminent | 1.big deal, famous, well-known vs. (something) is coming 2. 3. 4.Chance is an eminent rapper. & Chance the Rapper's new album is imminent. | 82 | |
| 6670282144 | intolerable vs. intolerant | 1. can't stand it vs. usually describes a person (usually negative description) 2. 3. 4. | 83 | |
| 6670312797 | imply vs. infer | 1. to suggest, to hint vs. to come to a conclusion based on evidence 2. 3. 4. A speaker implies. & A listener infers. | 84 | |
| 6670338216 | die vs dye vs dying vs dice | 1. present tense of to cease living; one gambling cube vs to purposely color vs. (gerund) ing form of "to die" vs. 2 gambling cubes 2. 3. 4. | 85 | |
| 6670358421 | collaborate vs. corroborate | 1.to work together vs. to verify 2. 3. 4. | 86 | |
| 6670408953 | capital vs. capitol | 1. the city, or big letters vs. physical government building 2. 3. 4. | 87 | |
| 6670438450 | stationary vs. stationery | 1.being still (adj) vs. letter-writing paper (noun) 2. 3. 4. | 88 | |
| 6670450912 | censor vs. censure | 1. to stop people from speaking (verb) vs. the act of stopping people from speaking (noun) 2. 3. 4. | 89 | |
| 6670479244 | amoral vs. immoral | 1.without morals, no sense of right or wrong vs.(doing) wrong 2. 3. 4. | 90 | |
| 6912558227 | overdo vs. overdue | 1. to be extra vs. you're late 2. 3. 4. | 91 | |
| 6912564699 | perspective vs. prospective | 1.viewpoint vs. expected; hopeful 2. 3. 4. | 92 | |
| 6912573992 | principal vs principle | 1. leader of a school; adj. main or central vs belief or value 2. 3. 4. | 93 | |
| 6912587832 | climactic vs climatic | 1. of the top, at the climax; of the climate 2. 3. 4. | 94 | |
| 6912689346 | any more vs. anymore | 1. must be a noun after vs any space longer 2. 3. 4. | 95 | |
| 6912705343 | a part vs. apart | 1. must be a noun vs. any space longer 2. 3. 4. | 96 | |
| 6912713142 | waist vs. waste | 1. mid-section/chest to bottom area vs t not use carefully 2. 3. 4. | 97 | |
| 6912719048 | asocial vs. anti-social | 1. disinterested in social situations vs. actively hate social situations, disorder 2. 3. 4. | 98 | |
| 6912755531 | begin vs. began vs begun | 1. to start vs. started vs past principle 2. similar spelling 3.Difference in "A, I, and U" 4.I will begin shortly. & I began a few days ago. & The war had begun. | 99 | |
| 6912769159 | rite vs. right vs write | 1. ceremony vs. not left vs to mark with letters, words, and other symbols 2.same pronunciation 3.spelling 4.The rite of passage. & He's to my right. & I will write this down. | 100 |
