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Commonly Confused Words

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List of commonly confused words:

aberrant vs abhorrent
aberrant means abnormal or untypical
abhorrent means repugnant or loathsome

accept vs except
accept means take, receive, or tolerate
except means other than; apart from

adduce vs deduce
adduce means mention something as evidence or proof
deduce means reach a conclusion by reasoning or evidence

adapt vs adopt
adapt means alter for new use
adopt means take on or assume something
advice vs advise
advice means recommendation or counsel
advise means offer advice to someone

affect vs effect
affect means influence or change something
effect means result; produce a result

afflict vs inflict
afflict means give pain or grief to
inflict means impose something unpleasant on

affluent vs effluent
affluent means rich
effluent means liquid waste

allude vs elude
allude means refer to indirectly
elude means escape from, especially by cleverness