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This document provides definitions for 20 pairs of easily confused words, including quiet/quite, finely/finally, than/then, since/sense, affect/effect, from/form, later/latter, adapt/adopt, medal/metal, personal/personnel, proceeding/preceding, and immigrate/emigrate. It emphasizes the importance of studying these words to avoid confusion and misuse of their meanings.
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- 3. quiet O the quality or state of being quiet or calm
- 4. quite O beyond question or doubt
- 5. finely O in a fine manner
- 6. finally O coming or happening at the end
- 7. except O not including (someone or something)
- 8. accept O to receive or take willingly
- 9. than/then when compared to at that time
- 10. since O from a past time until now
- 11. sense O one of the five natural powers (touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing) through which you receive information about the world around you
- 12. affect/effect O to have an effect on O a change that results when something is done or happens
- 13. from O used to indicate the starting point of a physical movement or action
- 14. form O a prescribed and set order of words
- 15. later O at a time in the future
- 16. latter O coming or happening near the end of a process, activity, series, life, etc.
- 17. adapt O to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation
- 18. adopt O to take up as someone's own
- 19. medal O a piece of metal often in the form of a coin with design and words in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement
- 20. metal O a substance (such as gold, tin, or copper) that usually has a shiny appearance, is a good conductor of electricity and heat, can be melted, and is usually capable of being shaped
- 21. personal O belonging or relating to a particular person
- 22. personnel O the people who work for a particular company or organization
- 24. preceding O existing, happening, or coming before
- 25. immigrate O to come to a country to live there
- 26. emigrate O to leave a country or region to live elsewhere