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Pair of Words

The document lists pairs of words that are commonly confused. Some examples provided include wrath/wroth, veracity/voracity, subtle/sutler, minute/minuet, furor/furore, dinghy/dingy, bony/bonny, adverse/averse, altogether/all together, allude/elude, curb/kerb, maybe/may be, plaintiff/plaintive, valet/varlet, monitor/mentor, complacent/complaisant, exceptionable/exceptional, veracity/voracity, moat/mote, loath/loathe, ingenious/ingenious, fair/feign, wreak/w

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Pair of Words

The document lists pairs of words that are commonly confused. Some examples provided include wrath/wroth, veracity/voracity, subtle/sutler, minute/minuet, furor/furore, dinghy/dingy, bony/bonny, adverse/averse, altogether/all together, allude/elude, curb/kerb, maybe/may be, plaintiff/plaintive, valet/varlet, monitor/mentor, complacent/complaisant, exceptionable/exceptional, veracity/voracity, moat/mote, loath/loathe, ingenious/ingenious, fair/feign, wreak/w

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Wrath, Wroth penitence, penance Imperious, Imperial

Veracity, Voracity crevice, crevasse Veracity, Voracity


Subtler, Sutler beneficent, beneficial Allusion, Illusion
Retenue, Retinue Adjoin, Adjourn Ordnance, Ordinance
Minute, Minuet Allay, Ally Willing, Wilful
Furor, Furore Bases, Basis Persecute, Prosecute
Dinghy, dingy Click, Clique Luxuriant, Luxurious
Bony, Bonny Distract, Detract Mean, Mien
Adverse, averse Liable, Libel Observation, Observance
altogether, all together Capital, Capitol Naughty, Knotty
allude, elude Assay, Essay Ghostly, Ghastly
braise, braze Envelop, envelope Hew, Hue
curb, kerb Decree, Degree Hoard, Horde
faze, phase Desolate, Dissolute Mitigate, Alleviate
maybe, may be Species, Specie Persecute, Prosecute
moat, mote Tortuous, Torturous Popular, Populace
Plaintiff, plaintive Wet, Whet Compliment, Complement
valet, varlet Adverse, Averse Excite, Incite
monitor, mentor Maize, Maze Voracity, Veracity
complacent, complaisant Medal, Meddle Virtual, Virtuous
Exceptional, Exceptionable Envy, Jealousy Libel, liable;
Veracity, Voracity Invade, Attack male, mail;
Persecute, Prosecute Trifling, Trivial banned, band;
Moat, Mote Simulation, Dissimulation barred, bard;
Loath, Loathe Venal, Venial
Ingenious, Ingenuous Brooch, broad
Fair, Feign Collusion, collision
Emigrant, Immigrant Fain, feign
Wreak, Wreck. Hoard, horde
Council, counsel Illusion, delusion
Distinct, distinctive Persecute, prosecute
Apposite, opposite Prescribe, proscribe
Deprecate, depreciate Respectfully, respectively
Punctual, punctilious Complacent, complaisant
Judicial, judicious Knead, need;
Salutary, salubrious Queue, cue;
Canvas, canvass quarts, quartz;
Auger, Augur choral, coral;
Fain, Feign discrete, discreet;
Emigrate, Immigrate epoch, epic;

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