Confusing Words - A2

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aisle
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a passage between rows of seats
all together
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all in one place, all at once
along
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moving or extending horizontally on
aloud
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out loud
bare
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naked; to uncover
born
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having started life
brake
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a device for stopping a vehicle; to spot a vehicle
censure
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to criticize strongly
complement
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to add to so as to improve; an addition that improves something
defuse
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to make a situation less tense
desert
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a waterless, empty area; to abandon someone
discreet
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careful not to attract attention
ensure
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to make certain that something will happen
foreword
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an introducion to a book
loose
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to unfasten; to set fire
meter
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a measuring device
pour
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to flow or cause to flow
practice
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the use of an idea or method; he work or business of a doctor, dentist, etc.
isle
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an island
altogether
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completely; on the whole
a long
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referring to something of great length
allowed
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permitted
bear
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to carry; to put up with
borne
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carried
break
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to separate into pieces; a pause
censor
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to ban parts of a book or film; a person who does this
compliment
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to praise or express approval; an admiring remark
diffuse
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to spread over a wide area
dessert
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the sweet course of a meal
discrete
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separate and distinct
insure
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to provide compensation if a person dies or property is damaged
forward
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onwards, ahead
lose
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to be deprived of; to be unable to find
metre
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a metric unit; rhythm in verse
pore
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a tiny opening; to study something closely
practise
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to do something repeatedly to gain skill; to do something

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