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Flower(NOUN) & Flour(NOUN)

Definition 1: Flower- the plant you have in your garden

Definition 2: Flour- The powder that you use for baking dough

Flower Sentences:

  1. She planted flowers in the front of her house.
  2. He bought her some flowers on Valentine's day.

Flour Sentences:

  1. Can you buy some flour at the store today.
  2. That cake won’t puff up if it doesn't have flour in it.

AMIRI KHETRAPAL

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PAWS noun an animal's foot having claws and pads.

Pause adj interrupt action or speech briefly.

maya

PAWS and PAUSE

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AM/PM

AM

Definition (noun)

Before Noon (Before Midday)

PM

Definition (noun)

After Noon (After Midday)

Sentence:He had woke up at 10:00am

Sentence:

Sentence:Fred went to sleep at 11:00pm

Sentence: I can't shut down the experiment until six PM tomorrow night.

Ayden

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Genius and Ingenious

Genius: (Noun) Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.

Ingenious: (adjective) Clever, original, and inventive.

Difference: Genius is a noun and ingenious is an adjective. If used as a noun (ingenuousness), it would be a characteristic of being genius.

Sentence using genius: I'm sorry if I seem weird, but can you tell me how you came to so genius a conclusion?

Sentence using ingenious: Some say that the automobile is one of the most ingenious inventions of your time.

William Caraccio

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A walkway between two rows or seats. A peninsula or small island

Caedon

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Affect and Effect Rianna Herzlinger

Difference:�Affect: the verb meaning to influence something�Effect: something that was influenced or the result of� an outcome usually a noun

Sentence 1: The amount of sun a plant gets will affect how much the plant grows. �Sentence 2: The amount of sun a plant gets has an effect on how much the plant grows.

How to remember it: side effect is a thing so it’s a noun plus the “e” in size prompts the e in effect, then just remember affect because it the other.

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Except V.S Accept

Except is like saying, “HOWEVER” where accept is taking or receiving something.

Except definition: Not including, other then. Accept definition: consent to receive something offered.

POS: Preposition POS: Verb

Thomas

Except

Accept

V.S

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Further/Farther

Difference: Further is used figuratively while farther refers to physical distance.

Examples: Are we there yet? How much farther?

He couldn’t speak any further about the subject matter due to his lack of knowledge.

How to remember: Farther has the word far in it. Further has the word fur in it. Far relates to distance. Fur relates to fluffy animals, and animals are often used in metaphors.

Taika Sorensen

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Alter vs. Altar

To alter is to change something

“I will alter my diet in order to lose weight.”

An altar is a platform in front of a church or a temple.

“I bowed in front of the altar, hoping God would grant me aid in my dilemma.”

Danchi

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Raise/Rays/Rase/Raze/Rehs/Réis/Res

Raise – to lift something up example: I raise my glass to all the toasts my relatives make for my grandma’s birthday.

Rays – sunbeams example: The rays that came from the clouds mystified me, and gave the picture a more charismatic sense to it.

Rase –To erase something. <basically> example: I want to rase my embarrassing moment from their minds. How To Remember: eRASEr

Raze – to knock something down example: I raze the door down, and see the culpret.

Rehs – sodium salt mixtures example: I don’t know what relates chem. to Rehs.

Réis – plural of real (the currency of Portugal and Brazil) example: I had to réis my money from the U.S. in order to go to Portugal for my summer vacation. How To Remember: Other languages use accents more than the english language, and the currency is from a different country.

Res – plural of re, as in the musical scale (do re mi, for fans of The Sound of Music) example: They seemed to have a lot of Res in their song, although it didn’t sound repetitive. How To Remember: Do, re, me, fa, so, la, de, do! Res.

NICOLE MAE COX

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Already/All Ready

Already

Definition:(Adverb)Before or by now or the time in question

Sentence 1: “I already have a pencil, but thanks anyways”

All Ready

Definition: Completely prepared

Sentence 1: “As soon as I put my shoes on, I’ll be all ready

Karina Perez

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Empathy compared to Apathy

Apathy: Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Sentence: The boy was apathetic towards school and didn't care about his grades.

Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Sentence: The boy felt empathy towards the kid who lost his grandma so he gave him a hug.

Max Behl

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Allusive/Elusive/Illusive

Allusive: Alluding to something, referencing it subtly,

Elusive: Difficult to find, catch or achieve, evasive

Illusive: Deceptive, misleading, an illusion

Aidan McCracken

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Infamous and Famous

Infamous means

Well known for some bad quality or deed

Famous means

Known by many people for something; usually good

Gwen

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Uninterested & Disinterested by Michael H

Uninterested: (adj) not showing concern or curiosity for something�Disinterested: (adj) not influenced by the thought of personal gain; objective, neutral, or dispassionate

Sentence 1: I didn’t try engage in conversation for they were clearly uninterested in the topic, showing no concern whatsoever.�Sentence 2: This judge was clearly biased, not objective or disinterested in the matter.

Roots: (Latin) interesse�How to Remember: un = not uninterested = not interested� Disinterested and Dispassionate

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Vice / Vise

Vice:(noun) immoral or wicked behavior�

Vise:(noun) a metal tool used to hold something in place

Andre Nguyen

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Unchartered vs. Uncharted

Unchartered

Definition: without a written grant or constitution

Sentence: The unchartered colony was not included with the rest since the king had not given it an official grant.

Uncharted

Definition: unexplored, unmapped

Sentence: The adventurous pirates continued into uncharted territory, eager to claim it as their own.

Neha Rachapudi

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Appose vs. Oppose

Appose: verb:to place (something) near or against another thing

Sentence: I apposed all of my soccer trophies on a shelf with all of my other sports trophies,

Origin:Latin

How to remember it: Appose, the two p’s are next to each other.

Oppose:Verb, to act against or provide resistance to; combat.

Sentence:When Abraham Lincoln was president he opposed slavery because he didn't think it was right to enslave people.

Origin:Old French, Latin, Middle English.

How to remember it:Oppose, opposition

Taran Gonzales

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Assent and ascent

Ken

Assent (noun) is the expression of approval or agreement

Ascent (noun) is to climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill

Sentence 1 (assent):A majority of the people in the room agreed with the statement, as I heard a loud murmur of assent.

Sentence 2 (assent): “I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is an assent.” - Al Franken

Sentence 1 (ascent): They began their first ascent of the day, hoping to reach the summit of the mountain by sundown.

Sentence 2 (ascent): “Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.” -Publilius Syrus

Roots: Assent - Latin ad (toward) and sentire (feel, think) | Ascent - ascend (descend, descent)

How to remember: Assent; to approve or agree

Ascent is the same as ascend

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Destructed vs Destructive By Jason Karas

Destructed is the past tense of destroyed

Destructive means to cause a lot of damage

The building was destructed after the flood

The fire was very destructive as it could burn down many buildings

Synonyms destructed/destroyed destructive/harmful

Roots:latin destruere to unbuild

How to remember: Something destructive can destruct something

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Astrology vs Astronomy

Michael Moffatt

Astrology: A superstition that the celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world, pseudoscience.

Sentence: Many different cultures have different types of Astrology such as horoscopes, which tell you things based on your birthday.

Astronomy: The science that deals with the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.

Sentence: Billy's dad was an astronomer, and studied about distant stars and galaxies.

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If you drive too fast, you exceed the speed limit. “Accede” is a much rarer word meaning “give in,” “agree.”

Sentence 1: Bob exceeded the speed limit, because he was driving too fast.

Sentence 2:Because Jack wants to make his wife happy on their anniversary, he will accede to wear a tuxedo for their dinner date.

Exceed

Accede

Parth

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Whale VS Wail lena

Wail:. A prolonged cry of anger,sadness or grief.

Whale. A very large marine mammal with a streamlined body, a horizontal tail fin and a blow hole.

Comparison: Wail is a sound; a Whale is an ocean creature