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NALA CLA Exam
Wod Usage - Words Confused and Misused
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Communication
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08/03/2010

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Term
accede (verb)
exceed (verb)
Definition
to agree, accept
to go beyond
Term
accept (verb)
except (preposition)
Definition
to receive willingly
other than
Term
access (noun)
excess (adjective)
Definition
admission
surplus
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adapt (ver)
adept (adjective)
adopt (verb)
Definition
adjust
skillful
tochoose as one's own
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advice (noun)
advise (verb)
Definition
suggestion, recommendation
suggest, recomment
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affect (verb)
effect (noun)
Definition
to produce an effect, to influence
result, outcome
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aggravate (verb)
irritate (verb)
Definition
to make a bad situation worse
to annoy, to vex
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all ready (adjective)
already (adverby)
Definition
fully prepared
previously
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all right (adjective)
all right (adverb)
alright incorrect
Definition
satisfactory, well
well enough, very well
use all right instead
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all together incorrect
altogether (adverb)
Definition
use togehter instead
completely, wholly
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allude (verb)
elude (verb)
Definition
hint, indirect mention
evade, escape
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among (preposition)
between (preposition)
Definition
used to indicate three or more
used to indicate two
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amount (noun)
number (noun)
Definition
designates a quantity that is the whole
designates a quantity divisible into units
Term
anxious (adjective)
eager (adjective)
Definition
apprehensive, uneasy
marked by enthusiasm or impatience
Term
any way (noun)
anyway (adverb)
Definition
a possible way to do something
in any case, in any event
Term
adverse (adjective)
averse (adjective)
Definition
unforavorable, opposite, hostile
feeling of repugnance, abhorrence
Term
bad (adjective)
badly (adverb)
Definition
unfavorable, severe, spoiled, disobedient
poorly,disagreeably
Term
born (verb)
borne (verb)
Definition
brought into existence by birth
past participle of bear
Term
capital (noun)
capitol (noun)
Definition
assets calculated to produce income
place where a legislative body meets
Term
cite (verb)
sight (noun)
site (noun)
Definition
to quote as authority, to name
vision
location
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composed of (verb)
divided into (verb)
Definition
include
separated
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comprise of (verb)
constitute (verb)
Definition
include
establish, make or create
Term
conscience (noun)
conscious (adjectve)
Definition
internal distinction between right and wrong
alert aware
Term
council (noun)
counsel (verb)
counsel (nount)
Definition
an official group
advise
advice or advisor, attorney
Term
credible (adjective)
creditable (adjective)
credulous (adjective)
Definition
believable, trustworthy
worthy of praise
willing to take at face value, gullible
Term
currently (adverb)
presently (adverb)
Definition
at this time
in the near future
Term
delusion (noun)
illusion (noun)
Definition
false belief about the self or about other people or things
misleading image
Term
device (noun)
devise (verb)
Definition
object, vehicle
to give, as in a will or other testamentary document
Term
disinterested (adjective)
uninterested (adjective)
Definition
impartial, unbiased
lack of curiosity, not interested
Term
eminent (adjective)
imminent (adjective)
Definition
prominent in reference to a person
about to occur, threatening
Term
expect (verb)
suspect (verb)
Definition
look forward to
think probable or likely
Term
farther (adverb)
further (adverb)
Definition
distance
time, quantity
Term
fewer (adjective)
less (adjective)
Definition
reduced number
reduced extent or degree
Term
foreword (noun)
forward (adverb)
Definition
prefatory comments to a book, not by the author
progressively toward the front ahead
Term
good (adjective)
well (adjective)
well (adverb)
Definition
suitable, satisfactgory
healthy, desireable
suitably, satisfactorily
Term
imply (verb)
infer (verb)
Definition
to suggest, to hint
to deduce, to draw conclusion
Term
incredible (adjective)
incredulous (adjective)
Definition
unbelievable
unwilling to take at face value, skeptical
Term
it's (contraction)
its (possessive pronoun)
Definition
it is
belong to it (a place or thing)
Term
later (adverb)
latter (adjective)
Definition
at a subsequent time
near the end, the last thing mentioned
Term
lay, laying, laid laid (verb)
lie lying, lay, lain (verb)
Definition
to place a person or an object somewhere
to be in or to take a reclining position
Term
lend (verb)
loan (noun)
Definition
to relinquish temporarily
a thing given for the borrower's temp. use
Term
liable (adjective)
libel (noun)
Definition
responsible or legally bound
defamatory statement in written form
Term
may be (verb)
maybe (adverb)
Definition
might come to pass
perhaps, possibly
Term
nauseated (adjective)
nauseous (adjective)
Definition
affected by nausea
CAUSING nausea
Term
passed (verb)
past (noun)
Definition
past participle of "pass"
previus time, beyond
Term
percent (noun)
percentage (noun)
Definition
use with a specific number
use when no specific number is stated
Term
precede (verb)
proceed (verb)
Definition
to be, go, or come ahead or in fron tof
go forward, continue
Term
principal (adjective or noun)
principle (noun)
Definition
primary, leader of
rule
Term
suppose (verb)
supposed (adjective)
Definition
assume, cnjecture
alleged, expected
Term
than (conjunction)
then (adverb)
Definition
used in making comparison
speficies when, used in describing time
Term
that, who (pronoun)
which, who (pronoun)
Definition
introduces restrictive description
introduces non restrictive description
Term
their (possessive pronoun)
there (adverb)
they're (contraction)
Definition
belonging to them
specifies where used in describing a place
they are
Term
to (preposition)
too (adverb)
Definition
used as part of infinitives, connector in various idioms
also, in an excessive amount
Term
use (verb)
use (noun)
used (advjective)
Definition
utilize
utilization
not new, accustomed
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