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Commonly Confused Word PairsSet 79

1Lisa is my cousin. She has two children. Her children are my son's .....

2(Criteria / Constraints) are requirements. (Criteria / Constraints) are limits.

3Since Peter refuses to wash his face, his ..... were gigantic.

4For the pair Stubborn vs. Determined, which word has a MORE POSITIVE connotation?

5A library is .....

6Don't let the bad news ..... you.

7Which word does NOT mean "you're welcome"?

8Will you ..... this gift from me?

9What is the difference between unethical and illegal?

10Which one helps you to calculate numbers: a calculation or a calcium?

11Non pas que

12Don't ..... my answer until you think it through for yourself.

13The word sans in 'sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything' means:

14Being responsive

15SARCASTIC, SARDONIC, SNIDE

16What is the correct word to complete the sentence: 'Cut the lawn, ..... water it'?

17We are trying to decide ..... or not we should have pizza or pasta for dinner.

18The ..... of Nebraska is Lincoln.

19Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.The worries of ..... life can drag you down.

20The teacher tried to ..... how important a college education can be for opening up more job opportunities.

21What does "tabien" mean?

22Most students don't realize that their actions ..... other's feelings.

23Symptoms of disease differ from signs of disease in that symptoms:

24Choose the correct word for the following sentence:Can I go to the party .....?

25Select the correct usage of the word in the following sentences

26As a child, he had been called "Stringbean" : however, this was clearly a ..... as an adult because he had become a wall of muscle from his work on landscaping.

27There is a hurricane affecting the Gulf Coast.

28If we were to rank settlements in size order, we would draw a .....

29This does not represent the essence of 'reasoning'

30Which word meansWITHOUT A COVERING?

31What is the difference between valid and sufficient?

32The buillding in which the functions of government are carried out (state and national levels)

33I wish the dog wouldn't bark at night.

34Untrue and mean-spirited spoken words are considered to be

35One day we came upon them in a windy and deserted square .....

36The students studied a diagram of a plant .....

37The ..... was remote and peacefully surrounded by water.

38Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "The medicine had a calming ..... on the patient."

39I'd be ..... of surviving in low temoaratures even if I had the right equipment.

40..... going to be a frustrating day today!

41After printing incorrect comments made by a professional athlete, the Gazette newspaper had to print a.

42First, we are going to eat at Zaxby's, and ..... we are going to the game.

43Semantic barriers in communication arise due to:

44Should it's a prohibition

45The husband is younger ..... his wife.

46Which sentence uses the word "muse" correctly?

47Did the committee's vote (affect/effect) your position on the matter?

48Carbon dioxide is released through ..... processes such as respiration and volcano eruptions and through ..... activities such as deforestation, land use change, and burning fossil fuels.

49Fill in the blank with the correct word:It is so frustrating when I ..... my phone.

50Choose the correct word for:To heat before.

51One of the ..... of citizenship is to help promote the common welfare.

52Read the sentence below. Which pair of words makes the sentence correct?We put the ..... up on our boat and went out on the .....

53..... are always corrections that need to be made after writing a first draft of a paper.

54The dog broke free from his owner and is now running around .....

55Entonces / luego

56What is the primary difference between unruly and delinquent behavior in juveniles?

57Jane believes the ..... of her report will be positive.

58He will play the ..... in the second play

59What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?The teacher read to us from a book of fairy tails.

60Days equal one .....

61The guard stood ..... in front of the palace.