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常常容易混淆的单词 Words Commonly Confused Source: Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language accept—to take except—to exclude adapt—to make fit adopt—to take as one’s own adverse—unfavorable averse—disinclined affect—to influence effect—to accomplish; result aid—help aide—assistant alley—narrow back street ally—confederate all ready—completely ready already—previously; so soon altar—platform in a church alter—to change amend—to modify emend—to edit or correct ante- —before anti- —against appraise—to estimate the value of apprise—to notify bloc—political grouping block—obstruction born—given birth borne—carried, supported, produced, etc. bough—tree branch bow—to bend or yield brake—to slow and stop break—to fracture, damage, etc; to stop work temporarily breach—a break breech—the buttocks callous—unfeeling callus—hardened skin Calvary—site of Jesus’ crucifixion cavalry—mounted soldiers cannon—gun canon—law bridal—pertaining to a bride bridle—part of the tack or harness of a horse canvas—cloth canvass—to solicit opinions, votes, etc. capital—economic resources; government seat capitol—legislature building censer—container for incense censor—one who checks objectionable material cession—act of ceding session—meeting chafe—to rub chaff—worthless matter chord—musical tones cord—thin rope climactic—referring to a climax climatic—referring to a climate complement—something that completes or balances compliment—praise compose—to make up comprise—to include or consist of consul—diplomat council—assembly counsel—advice; a lawyer corporal—of the body corporeal—material, tangible corps—group of people corpse—dead body credible—believable creditable—praiseworthy cue—hint; rod used in billiards queue—line desert—acid region; to leave or abandon dessert—final course of a meal discomfit—to confuse, frustrate discomfort—to make uncomfo