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30 Cards in this Set
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“to agree to something” or “to receive
something willingly" |
accept
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“not
including” |
except
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“to make apt or suitable; to adjust”
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adapt
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“to opt or choose as one’s own; to accept”
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adopt
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a noun that means “counsel given to
someone” |
advice
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a verb that means “to give counsel”
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advise
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typically used as a verb that means “to move or influence” or “to wear or to
pretend to have” |
affect
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typically used as a noun that means “the result of an action”
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effect
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means “all are ready” or “completely prepared”
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all ready
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means “previously”
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already
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the correct spelling of alright, which is nonstandard and should not be used
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all right
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an adverb that means “completely”
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altogether
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a phrase meaning “in a group”
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all together
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used in informal writing but as two words instead of one
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a lot
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as a conjunction before a clause is incorrect; use "as" or "as if"
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like
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a preposition that refers to
a group of three or more |
among
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a preposition that refers to two people or things
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between
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words that when an "s" is added become incorrect
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anywhere, nowhere, somewhere, anyway
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means “to receive something on loan”
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borrow
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means “to give out temporarily”
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lend
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a verb that refers to movement toward or with
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bring
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a verb that refers to movement away from
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take
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means “to be able; to have the power to do
something” |
can
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means “to have permission to do something”
can also mean “possibly will” |
may
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Capital means “excellent,” “most serious,” or “most important”
It also means “seat of government” |
capital
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a “building in which a state legislature meets”
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capitol
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“the building in Washington, D.C., in which the
U.S. Congress meets” |
the Capitol
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a verb that means “to decide or prefer”
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choose
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past tense of a verb that means “to decide or prefer”
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chose
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used to compare dissimilar items; "different than" is
nonstandard |
different from
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