| A | B |
|---|
| insure | to secure from financial harm or loss |
| ensure | to make certain of something |
| later | means "after a period of time" |
| latter | refers to the second of two things mentioned |
| lay | means "to place" |
| lie | means "to recline" (lay is the past tense form of this verb) |
| medal | an award |
| meddle | means "to interfere" |
| metal | a chemical element like iron or gold |
| mettle | "strength of spirit" |
| miner | a person who digs for valuable ore |
| minor | a person who is not of legal age, or something of no great importance |
| moral | a lesson drawn from a story, as an adjective it relates to the principles of right and wrong |
| morale | refers to someone's attitude |
| peak | a high point |
| peek | a "brief look" |
| pique | a verb meaning "to excite by challenging", as a noun it's a feeling of resentment |
| pedal | a foot lever |
| peddle | "to go from place to place selling something" |
| petal | a part of a flower |
| personal | means "private" |
| personnel | people working at a particular job |
| principal | as an adjective it means "primary", as a noun it means "a school administrator" |
| principle | an idea or doctrine |
| quote | used only as a verb "to quote" |
| quotation | used only as a noun "a quotation" |
| sight | means "the act of seeing" |
| cite | means "to quote" or "to summon" as before a court |
| site | means "location" |
| stationary | means "not movable" |
| stationery | refers to the paper and envelopes used to write letters |
| vain | means "valueless or fruitless," it may also mean "holding a high regard for oneself" |
| vane | a flat piece of material set up to show which way the wind blows |
| vein | a blood vessel or a mineral deposit |
| vial | a small container for liquid |
| vile | an adjective meaning "foul, despicable" |
| which | use "which" to refer to objects or animals in a nonrestrictive clause (set off with commas) |
| that | use "that" to refer to objects or animals in a restrictive clause (no commas uses) |
