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Spelling Unit 27
Commonly Confused Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| conscious | awake, aware |
| formerly | previous, before |
| conscience | the awareness of right and wrong |
| proceed | to go forth, move ahead |
| bizarre | strange |
| disinterested | impartial, neutral |
| insure | to arrange for insurance |
| precede | to come before |
| bazaar | a street market |
| ensure | to make certain |
| formally | ceremoniously |
| dessert | an end-of-meal treat |
| desert | a dry area |
| uninterested | not interested |
| compliment | praise, admiration |
| marshel | a type of police officer |
| complement | something that makes up a whole, goes together |
| matial | having to do with the police or military |
| sensor | a device for detecting something like light or sound |
| censor | a person who looks at objectionable material and deletes it |
| carat | a measure of weight for precious stones |
| caret | a special mark that shows something is missing from a sentence |
| carrot | a orange vegetable |
| persecute | to cause to suffer |
| prosecute | to be charged with a crime or legal suit |
| assent | to agree |
| ascent | to go up |