Category : Science and Education
Archive   : WORDUSE.ZIP
Filename : WORDS_01.TST

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Speaking on the Senate floor, he < > that lower taxes were needed.implied inferred A speaker implies but a listener infers. After reading his report, I < > that it was hopeless to try. inferred implied The writer implies; the reader infers. All mail leaving the prison is < >. censored censured Communication media are censored; behavior is censured. Having interfered with the investigation,he was< > by the Senate. censured censored The purity of gold is measured in < >. karats carats carets Gold is OK(arat) but diamonds are a Curl's (Carat) best friend! < > the reason for the success of < > 4-pistonengine. It's,its Its,it's Its,its It's,It's Substitute "it is" in all choices to test for the contraction. < > strength came from < > special steel alloys. Its,its Its,its' It's,its Its,it's NO SUCH WORD FORM AS: ITS' In the series 2,3,6,8,9;the penultimate number is <> 8. 2. 3. 9. Ultimate is the last; penultimate is the 2nd last. The winner of the spelling bee was the < > contestant. ultimate penultimate The penultimate contest-ant wins second prize. The heavy rains brought a < > foliage the following summer. luxuriant luxurious A luxuriant foliage is an abundant, lush vege- tation. Her < > gown was stunning to behold. luxurious luxuriant Luxurious refers to lux-ury; luxuriant refers tofertile or flourishing. The weight of diamonds is measured in < > carats. karats. carets. carrots. Gold is OK(arat) but diamonds are a Curl's (Carat) best friend. An editor denotes that aword is to be inserted with < > mark. caret carat karat carrot It looks like: ^. (upper case "6") Many men's hair becomes < > after 40 years of age. grizzly grisly That is, it becomes partly grey! The aftermath of the airplane crash was a < > scene. grisly grizzly The grizzly (greyish) bear can make a grisly mess of your supplies. His < > in court resulted in a contempt citation. temerity timidity Timid people do not behave with temerity. Her < > made her seem unsure of herself. timidity temerity Temerity is brash, bold,foolhardy behavior. The mortgag<> (borrower)pledges the property to the mortgag<> (lender). or,ee ee,or The mortgagOr is the bOrrOwer; the mortgagEE is the lEndEr! The don<> donates to the don<>. or,ee ee,or To solve the EE/OR con- fusion remember what a "blood donor" does. I am going to do it < > of what you say! regardless irregardless NO SUCH WORD AS: "IRREGARDLESS" ! The new medicine did not< > a cure. That is, it did not < > her. effect,affect affect,effect Difficult words to differentiate. Avoid using if possible. The < > of his acts will be felt for years. It < > many lives. effects,affected affects,effected NOTE:"affect" is usuallya verb; this is a good guide to use. The old town statue was an item of < > pride. civic civil civilian CIVIC: of the city. CIVIL: of state/nation. CIVILIAN: non-military. "Now we are engaged in agreat < > war..." civil civic civilian Abraham Lincoln November 19, 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The soldiers preferred wearing < > clotheswhen on vacation. civilian civic civil Civic events help createa civil attitude among the civilians. - H - H - H - H - H - H - 1054 H - Complimentary H - Test H - Group 1 H