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CCWs
10th grade English CCWs
Term | Definition |
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affect | verb: to act on/produce an effect or change in. |
effect | noun: result or consequence |
between | Used when choosing between distinct items. |
among | Used when not talking about distinct items or individuals. |
either | One or the other |
neither | Not the first and not the second |
fewer | used when you can count the quantity |
less | used when you can't count the quantity |
irregardless | without without regard (double negative). This is not a word. Don't use it. |
regardless | regard less, without regard, or despite something |
waste | garbage |
waist | between the ribs and the hips |
good | adjective meaning, satisfactory |
well | adjective or adverb meaning, satisfactory |
Then | time (he went the store and then went home) |
Than | comparison (she is taller than he is) |
a lot | a large amount |
allot | to give or apportion |
principal | most important, or one who holds a presiding position |
principle | a moral rule or basic truth |
allusion | reference to another literary work |
illusion | something likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted |
passed | past tense of "to pass" |
past | the time before present, completed, finished, in the past |