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Easily Confused Words

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advice
n
an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.
advise
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following.
aural
a
of or pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing.
oral
of, using, or transmitted by speech.
aloud
vocally, as distinguished from mentally.
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allowed
to give permission to or for; permit.
cereal
n
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
serial
n
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
aisle
n
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
isle
n
a small island.
defuse
to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing.
diffuse
vw
to spread.
envelop
to wrap up in or as in a covering.
envelope
n
a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure.
altogether
wholly; entirely; completely; quite.
all together
all at the same time.
every day
of or pertaining to every day; daily.
everyday
such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace.
allusion
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication.
illusion
n
something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.

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