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Easily confused words that spellcheck won't catch

Word List with 18 words
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indignation
n
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
indignity
n
an injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating affront, insult, or injury.
forward
to advance or help onward; promote.
foreword
n
a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.
defuse
to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing.
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diffuse
a
widely spread or scattered; dispersed.
loath
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse.
loathe
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor.
palate
the roof of the mouth.
palette
n
a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors.
quaffed
vw
to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
coiffed
to dress or arrange the hair.
gibe
vw
to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
jibe
vw
to be in harmony or accord; agree
tussled
to have struggled or fought roughly or vigorously; wrestle; scuffle.
tousled
n
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
exacted
to call for, demand, or require.
extracted
to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force.

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