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EASILY CONFUSED WORDS - ADU7 (FORMULA C1)

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    vocabulary for Use of English part 1
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  • Deke was under no illusion/allusion that he would ever become a professional DJ.
    ILLUSION
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  • Radio 77 ran continually/continuously on weekend days from dawn until midnight.
    CONTINUOUSLY
  •  15
  • Deke implied/inferred that when his wife popped out, his whole audience had switched off.
    IMPLIED
  •  15
  • The BBC's tweet worked to great affect/effect , prompting a local radio station to track Deke down. 5
    EFFECT
  •  15
  • Deke was assured/ensured he would get the chance to play his favourite tunes on air for a whole hour.
    ASSURED
  •  15
  • Deke thought it was a huge complement/compliment to be offered the chance of a lifetime.
    COMPLIMENT
  •  15
  • Simpathy/empathy is when you're able to imagine what it must be like to be in someone's situation.
    EMPATHY
  •  15
  • Sympathy/empathy is understanding and caring about someone's problems.
    SYMPATHY
  •  15
  • To a) elicit/illicit something is to ask the right questions to get the information you want, whereas b) elicit/illicit means something that is illegal or disapproved of.
    A) ELICIT B) ILLICIT
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  • a) Alternately/alternatively means one out of every two (e.g. days, weeks, months), whereas alternately/alternatively is used to give a second possibility.
    A) ALTERNATELY B) ALTERNATIVELY
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