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commonly confused words
vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
11/29/2007

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Term

uninterested

Definition
not interested
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disinterested
Definition
not bias
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The _______________     judge listened to both sides of the case without preconceived notions.

Definition
disinterested
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The child became _____________ in the book when the plot began to dwindle.
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uninterested
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compliment

Definition
praise (positive)
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Each student was to write a _________________ on the paper of their classmates.
Definition
compliment
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complement
Definition
to coordinate or  to complete
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The boy's shirt really _________________ his eye color.
Definition
complements
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principal
Definition
person in charge of a school
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The final decision concerning anything school related will be left to the ________________.
Definition

principal

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The student did not give into peer pressure because he had set his own _________________.
Definition
principle
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bad
Definition
describing how a person feels
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badly
Definition
not to feel good
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When the student began to feel _____________, she asked to be excused.
Definition
bad
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Slamming one's hand in a car door has to hurt very ______________.
Definition
badly
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hanged
Definition
to hand a person
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hung
Definition
to hand an item
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The witches of Salem were ____________ until they were dead.
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hanged
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The baby moblies were ______________ on the ceiling in the nursery.
Definition
hung
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cite
Definition
to give credit to from where your ideas come from
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site
Definition
a designated area
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sight
Definition
something you can see
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The sunset from the cliff as it reflected off the lake was a __________ I am not likely to forget.
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sight
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When one does research, he must be careful and make sure to ___________ all of his sources.
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cite
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The construction ____________ was blockaded for everyone's safety.
Definition
site
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adverse
Definition
the conunter effects, bad things
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averse
Definition
to be against something
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The ___________ adverse effects of a medicine are usually very minor or rare before it is released to the public.
Definition
adverse
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The students were very ___________ to taking a test on Monday.
Definition
averse
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