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Troublesome Words
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Ability |
noun |
Ability is measurable and refers to one’s |
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developed capacity |
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Capacity |
noun |
Potential that one is born with. Capacity cannot |
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Adapt |
verb |
To adjust |
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Adopt |
verb |
To embrace and make one’s own |
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Affect |
noun |
An emotion or something that arouses emotion |
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Affect |
verb |
To influence |
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Effect |
noun |
A result or outcome |
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Effect |
verb |
To accomplish or to bring about |
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Compare to |
verb |
To point out the similarities between different |
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Compare with |
verb |
To point out the differences between similar |
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Continual |
adj |
Often repeated |
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Continuous |
adj |
Without stopping |
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Imply |
verb |
To make an indirect suggestion |
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Infer |
verb |
To conclude something from available |
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Fewer |
adj |
Fewer in terms of how many (countable nouns) |
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Less |
adj |
Less in terms of how much (uncountable |
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Principle |
adj |
Chief, main, major |
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Principle |
noun |
A general truth or law |
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Principal |
noun |
A person with an important rank |
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Reliable |
adj |
Consistent, replicable |
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Valid |
adj |
Accurate |
Source: Mitchell et al. (2010) and Rosnow & Rosnow (2012)