1. Accept: To receive or agree to something.
Except: Excluding or apart from.
2. Affect: To influence something.
Effect: The result or outcome of an influence.
3. Allusion: An indirect reference.
Illusion: A false perception or deceptive appearance.
4. Adapt: To adjust to a new condition.
Adopt: To take something as your own.
5. Advice: A suggestion or recommendation.
Advise: To give advice.
6. Beside: Next to.
Besides: In addition to.
7. Break: To split or destroy.
Brake: A device used to stop a vehicle.
8. Born: To be brought into life.
Borne: Carried or endured.
9. Buy: To purchase something.
By: Near or through.
10. Bare: Exposed or uncovered.
Bear: To carry or endure; also an animal.
11. Complement: Something that completes or goes well with something.
Compliment: A remark expressing praise or admiration.
12. Climactic: Relating to a climax.
Climatic: Relating to the weather or climate.
13. Confidant: A trusted friend to whom secrets are told.
Confident: Feeling self-assured.
14. Capital: A city where the government is located; wealth.
Capitol: A building where legislative bodies meet.
15. Choose: To select.
Chose: Past tense of choose.
16. Desert: A dry, sandy area; to abandon.
Dessert: A sweet dish served after a meal.
17. Device: A tool or piece of equipment.
Devise: To plan or invent.
18. Die: To stop living.
Dye: To color something.
19. Disinterested: Impartial or unbiased.
Uninterested: Lacking interest.
20. Dual: Consisting of two parts.
Duel: A fight between two people.
21. Elicit: To draw out or evoke.
Illicit: Illegal or forbidden.
22. Emigrate: To leave one country to live in another.
Immigrate: To move to a new country.
23. Ensure: To make certain.
Insure: To protect financially.
24. Eminent: Famous or respected.
Imminent: About to happen.
25. Everyday: Ordinary or routine.
Every day: Each day.
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26. Fewer: Used with countable nouns.
Less: Used with uncountable nouns.
27. Farther: Refers to physical distance.
Further: Refers to metaphorical or additional distance.
28. Hair: The strands growing from skin.
Hare: A type of rabbit.
29. Hole: An opening or gap.
Whole: Entire or complete.
30. Hear: To perceive sound.
Here: Referring to a location.
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31. Its: Possessive form of "it."
It’s: Contraction of "it is."
32. Lay: To place something down.
Lie: To recline or be in a horizontal position.
33. Loose: Not tight.
Lose: To misplace or be defeated.
34. Later: Afterward.
Latter: The second of two mentioned options.
35. Lead: To guide; also a metal.
Led: Past tense of "lead."
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36. Moral: Principles of right and wrong.
Morale: The spirit or confidence of a group.
37. Miner: A person who works in a mine.
Minor: Less significant; also a person under legal age.
38. Peak: The top or highest point.
Peek: A quick look.
39. Principal: The head of a school; main.
Principle: A fundamental truth or belief.
40. Precede: To come before.
Proceed: To go forward.
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41. Rain: Water falling from clouds.
Reign: To rule as a monarch.
Rein: A strap to control a horse.
42. Respectively: In the order mentioned.
Respectfully: Showing respect.
43. Stationary: Not moving.
Stationery: Writing materials.
44. Set: To place something.
Sit: To rest in a seated position.
45. Sense: Perception or understanding.
Cents: Currency units.
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46. Than: Used for comparisons.
Then: Referring to time.
47. There: Refers to a place.
Their: Possessive form of "they."
They’re: Contraction of "they are."
48. To: Preposition indicating direction.
Too: Also or excessively.
Two: The number 2.
49. Wave: A hand gesture; movement in water.
Waive: To give up a right.
50. Weather: The state of the atmosphere.
Whether: Expressing a choice.
