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COMPLEMENT VS COMPLIMENT CURRANT VS CURRENT DISCREET VS DISCRETE

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1 COMPLEMENT VS COMPLIMENT CURRANT VS CURRENT DISCREET VS DISCRETE
Confusing words/pairs COMPLEMENT VS COMPLIMENT CURRANT VS CURRENT DISCREET VS DISCRETE ENSURE VS INSURE PRINCIPAL VS PRINCIPLE ALTAR VS ALTER

2 ISLE VS AISLE IMMINENT VS EMINENT ALLOWED VS ALOUD CANVAS VS CANVASS
Confusing words/pairs ISLE VS AISLE IMMINENT VS EMINENT ALLOWED VS ALOUD CANVAS VS CANVASS CHORD VS CORD CLIMATIC VS CLIMACTIC

3 DISINTERESTED VS UNINTERESTED FOREWORD VS FORWARD
Confusing words/pairs DESERT VS DESSERT COUNCIL VS COUNSEL DUAL VS DUEL DISINTERESTED VS UNINTERESTED FOREWORD VS FORWARD STATIONARY VS STATIONERY

4 Confusing words/pairs
AFFECT VS EFFECT INDUSTRIAL VS INDUSTRIOUS ELICIT VS ILLICIT EMOTIONAL VS EMOTIVE ADVICE VS ADVISE

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