| A | B |
|---|
| accept | to receive or believe |
| except | a preposition that means "other than." |
| adapt | to adjust or change to fit |
| adopt | to choose and treat as your own (as a child or idea) |
| affect | a verb meaning "to influence." |
| effect | a verb meaning "to produce, accomplish, complete." |
| aisle | a passage between seats. |
| isle | a small island |
| all right | this should always be written as TWO words. |
| allusion | an indirect reference to someone or something. |
| illusion | a false picture or idea |
| already | an adverb meaning "before this time" |
| all ready | an adjective meaning "fully prepared" |
| altogether | entirely |
| all together | means "in a group" or "all at once" |
| among | used when speaking of more than two persons or things |
| between | used when speaking of only two things |
| amount | used for bulk measurement |
| number | used to count separate units |
| ascent | the act of rising or climbing |
| assent | to agree to something after some consideration. |
| bad | used only as an adjective |
| badly | used only as an adverb |
| base | the foundation or the lower part of something |
| bass | a deep sound |
| beside | means "by the side of" |
| besides | means "in addition to" |
| board | a piece of wood |
| bored | an administrative group or council |
| brake | a device used to stop a vehicle |
| break | to separate or destroy |
| bring | suggests the action is directed toward the speaker |
| take | suggests the action is directed away from the speaker |
| capital | refers to a city or to money, the adjective means "major or important" |
| capitol | refers to a building |
| cereal | a grain, often made into breakfast food |
| serial | relates to something in a series. |
| chord | an emotion, or a combination of musical tones sounded at the same time |
| cord | a string or a rope |
| coarse | means "rough" or "crude" |
| course | means "a class or a series of studies" |
| complement | refers to that which completes or fulfills |
| compliment | an expression of admiration or praise |
| continual | refers to something that happens again and again with some breaks or pauses |
| continuous | refers to something that keeps happening, uninterrupted |
| counsel | when used as a noun, it means "advice", when used as a verb, it means "to advise" |
| council | refers to a group that advises |
| desert | refers to a barren wilderness |
| dessert | a food served at the end of a meal |
| farther | refers to physical distance |
| further | refers to additional time, quantity, degree |
| fewer | refers to the number of separate units |
| less | refers to a bulk quantity (can't be counted separately) |
| flair | refers to style or natural talent |
| flare | means "to light up quickly" or "burst out" |
| idle | means "not working" |
| idol | something or someone that is worshipped |
| immigrate | to come into a new country or environment |
| emigrate | to go out of one country to live in another |
