Tricky English Words for Repetition

Feb 14, 2016

Choose the correct definition for each word.
1. proceeds → . . .
  profits
  - to go before
  - profits
  - to continue
2. stationery → . . .
  writing material
  - still, not moving
  - writing material
3. precede → . . .
  to go before
  - profits
  - to continue
  - to go before
4. principal (noun) → . . .
  person in charge; sum of interest - earning money
  - standard
  - main
  - person in charge; sum of interest - earning money
5. there → . . .
  in a place
  - in a place
  - belonging to them
  - they are
6. ensure → . . .
  to make certain (to check for yourself)
  - to make certain (financial value)
  - to make certain (assure someone)
  - to make certain (to check for yourself)
7. compliment (noun, verb) → . . .
  praise
  - praise
  - match
8. beside → . . .
  next to
  - next to
  - in addition to
9. proceed → . . .
  to continue
  - profits
  - to continue
  - to go before
10. breadth → . . .
  width
  - respiration
  - to inhale and exhale
  - width
11. farther → . . .
  beyond
  - beyond
  - additional
12. biography → . . .
  a life story
  - list of writings
  - a life story
13. who’s → . . .
  who is
  - who is
  - belonging to whom
14. access (verb) → . . .
  to gain entry to
  - means of approaching
  - to gain entry to
  - extra
15. principal (adjective) → . . .
  main
  - person in charge; sum of interest → earning money
  - main
  - standard
16. all ready → . . .
  totally prepared
  - by this time
  - totally prepared
17. overdue → . . .
  late
  - late
  - to do too much
18. envelop → . . .
  to surround
  - to surround
  - paper wrapping for a letter
19. between in → . . .
  an interval separating (two)
  - the middle of several
  - an interval separating (two)
20. they’re → . . .
  they are
  - in a place
  - they are
  - belonging to them
21. breath (noun) → . . .
  respiration
  - width
  - to inhale and exhale
  - respiration
22. bibliography → . . .
  list of writings
  - a life story
  - list of writings
23. always → . . .
  forever
  - every method
  - forever
24. besides → . . .
  in addition to
  - in addition to
  - next to
25. further → . . .
  additional
  - beyond
  - additional
26. effect (verb) → . . .
  to bring about
  - result
  - to influence
  - to bring about
27. capital (noun) → . . .
  money
  - most important
  - money
  - government building
28. emigrate → . . .
  to leave a country
  - to leave a country
  - to enter a new country
29. lose → . . .
  unable to find
  - unable to find
  - not tight
30. adapt → . . .
  to adjust
  - to take as one’s own
  - to adjust
31. accept → . . .
  to recognize
  - excluding
  - to recognize
32. uninterested → . . .
  unengaged; having no interest in
  - no strong opinion either way
  - unengaged; having no interest in
33. except → . . .
  excluding
  - to recognize
  - excluding
34. capital (adjective) → . . .
  most important
  - most important
  - government building
  - money
35. capitol → . . .
  government building
  - money
  - most important
  - government building
36. disinterested → . . .
  no strong opinion either way
  - unengaged; having no interest in
  - no strong opinion either way
37. excess → . . .
  extra
  - means of approaching
  - to gain entry to
  - extra
38. personnel → . . .
  employees
  - individual
  - employees
39. envelope → . . .
  paper wrapping for a letter
  - to surround
  - paper wrapping for a letter
40. effect (noun) → . . .
  result
  - to bring about
  - result
  - to influence
41. than → . . .
  in contrast to
  - next in time
  - in contrast to
42. loose → . . .
  not tight
  - not tight
  - unable to find
43. may be → . . .
  something may possibly be
  - something may possibly be
  - perhaps
44. imply → . . .
  to hint, suggest
  - to assume, deduce
  - to hint, suggest
45. personal → . . .
  individual
  - individual
  - employees
46. you’re → . . .
  you are
  - you are
  - belonging to you
47. infer → . . .
  to assume, deduce
  - to assume, deduce
  - to hint, suggest
48. complement (noun, verb) → . . .
  match
  - match
  - praise
49. your → . . .
  belonging to you
  - belonging to you
  - you are
50. its → . . .
  belonging to it
  - belonging to it
  - it is
51. principle → . . .
  standard
  - person in charge; sum of interest → earning money
  - main
  - standard
52. adopt → . . .
  to take as one’s own
  - to take as one’s own
  - to adjust
53. it’s → . . .
  it is
  - belonging to it
  - it is
54. their → . . .
  belonging to them
  - belonging to them
  - in a place
  - they are
55. who → . . .
  substitute for he, she, or they
  - substitute for him, her, or them
  - substitute for he, she, or they
56. stationary → . . .
  still, not moving
  - writing material
  - still, not moving
57. access (noun) → . . .
  means of approaching
  - extra
  - means of approaching
  - to gain entry to
58. whose → . . .
  belonging to whom
  - belonging to whom
  - who is
59. insure → . . .
  to make certain (financial value)
  - to make certain (to check for yourself)
  - to make certain (financial value)
  - to make certain (assure someone)
60. assure → . . .
  to make certain (assure someone)
  - to make certain (assure someone)
  - to make certain (financial value)
  - to make certain (to check for yourself)
61. affect → . . .
  to influence
  - to influence
  - to bring about
  - result
62. already → . . .
  by this time
  - by this time
  - totally prepared
63. among in → . . .
  the middle of several
  - an interval separating (two)
  - the middle of several
64. all ways → . . .
  every method
  - every method
  - forever
65. whether → . . .
  if
  - climate
  - if
66. maybe → . . .
  perhaps
  - something may possibly be
  - perhaps
67. weather → . . .
  climate
  - if
  - climate
68. then → . . .
  next in time
  - next in time
  - in contrast to
69. overdo → . . .
  to do too much
  - to do too much
  - late
70. whom → . . .
  substitute for him, her, or them
  - substitute for he, she, or they
  - substitute for him, her, or them
71. breathe (verb) → . . .
  to inhale and exhale
  - to inhale and exhale
  - width
  - respiration
72. immigrate → . . .
  to enter a new country
  - to enter a new country
  - to leave a country

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