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Vocabulary Slideshow: Lesson 14: Frequently Confused Words

Vocabulary Slideshow: Lesson 14: Frequently Confused Words. By: Amandla, Çemil & Diego. Adverse. Adverse: (adjective) opposing; contrary to one’s interests; harmful or unfavorable. High interest rates are adverse to those borrowing money. Variation: Adversity: ( noun). Averse.

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Vocabulary Slideshow: Lesson 14: Frequently Confused Words

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  1. Vocabulary Slideshow:Lesson 14: Frequently Confused Words By: Amandla, Çemil & Diego

  2. Adverse • Adverse: (adjective) opposing; contrary to one’s interests; harmful or unfavorable. • High interest rates are adverse to those borrowing money. • Variation: • Adversity: (noun)

  3. Averse • Averse: (adjective) referring to a feeling of avoidance and dislike. • The intensely private businessman was averse to an type of publicity. • Variations: • Aversion or averseness: (noun)

  4. Ingenious • Ingenious: (adjective) marked by inventive skill and imagination; extremely clever. • The idea of using solar cells to capture sunlight and convert it to other forms of energy is ingenious. • Variation: • Ingenuity: (noun)

  5. Ingenuous • Ingenuous: (adjective) unable to deceive; openly straight forward. • The ingenuous five-year-old had an unfortunate habit of revealing family secrets to the neighbors. • Variation: • Ingenuousness: (noun)

  6. Persecute • Persecute: (verb) to continuously mistreat or be cruel to someone; to annoy persistently. • People who are persecuted for their political beliefs may flee from their homelands. • Variation: • Persecution: (noun)

  7. Prosecute • Prosecute: (verb) To bring action against, in a court of law. • The attorney general’s office prosecuted company executives for deceiving stockholders. • Variations: • Prosecution: (noun) • Prosecutor: (noun)

  8. Quorum • Quorum: (noun) the minimum number of people who must be present to make a decision. • The bylaws of the organization state that a quorum is the majority of the membership.

  9. Quota • Quota: (noun) the amount of goods assigned to a person. • During World War II, federal quotas limited the amount of gasoline than an individual could purchase.

  10. Respectfully • Respectfully: (adverb) with regard and esteem; politely. • Marla respectfully asked the people who were in front of her to let her pass and they did without complaint. • Variation: • Respect: (noun or verb)

  11. Respectively • Respectively: (adverb) referring to things or people in order given • Karl and James are fans of different teams, the Lakers and the Clippers, respectively. • Variation: • Respective: (adjective) Billy and Jane, the green and red bird respectively, enjoy flying around the jungle.

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