Commonly Confused Words D-H

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dear

Back 1

loved or valued

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deer

Back 2

any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.

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desert (In the desert...)

Back 3

barren wilderness

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Dessert

Back 4

food served at the end of a meal

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desert (the military hero did not desert...)

Back 5

to abandon

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desert (the man received his just deserts)

Back 6

reward or punishment

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die (dying)

Back 7

to stop living

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dye (dyeing)

Back 8

changes the color of something

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faint

Back 9

to be feeble or without strength

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feign

Back 10

to pretend

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feint

Back 11

a move or activity that is pretended in order to divert attention

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farther

Back 12

describes a physical distance

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further

Back 13

additional

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fewer

Back 14

a smaller number of units

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less

Back 15

a smaller amount of bulk quantity

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fir

Back 16

a type of evergreen tree

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fur

Back 17

animal hair

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flair

Back 18

natural talent or smartness of style or manner

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flare

Back 19

to light up quickly or burst out in flames

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flare

Back 20

to spread gradually outward, as the end of a trumpet, the bottom of a wide skirt or trousers

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for

Back 21

a preposition meaning because of or directed to

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fore

Back 22

earlier; the front

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four

Back 23

represents the number 4

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fore

Back 24

used as a cry of warning to persons on a golf course who are in danger of being struck by the ball

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formally

Back 25

describes to what extent established rules of behavior or dress are followed

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formerly

Back 26

means in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously

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good

Back 27

of high quality; excellent

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well

Back 28

in a good or satisfactory manner

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well

Back 29

in good health; sound in body and mind

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well

Back 30

used to introduce a sentence, resume a conversation

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well

Back 31

a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur

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hare

Back 32

an animal similar to a rabbit

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hair

Back 33

growth covering the head and body of animals and human beings

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heal

Back 34

to mend or restore to health

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heel

Back 35

the back part of the human foot

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hear

Back 36

to perceive by the ear

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here

Back 37

means nearby; the opposite of there

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heard

Back 38

past tense of the verb "to hear"

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herd

Back 39

a group of animals

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heir

Back 40

a person who inherits something

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air

Back 41

a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere

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hole

Back 42

a cavity or hollow place

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whole

Back 43

entire or complete