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  • To pay money to protect property in case of damage or theft. ENSURE or INSURE
    INSURE
  • There seemed to be little AFFECT/EFFCT on crime after the increase in police patrols
    EFFCT
  • A sad poem, usually about a loss. EULOGY or ELEGY
    ELEGY
  • A speech given at a funeral in praise of the deceased person's life. EULOGY or ELEGY
    EULOGY
  • To take action to make sure something happens. ENSURE or INSURE
    ENSURE
  • To travel during certain seasons, usually seen in animals. MIGRATE or IMMIGRATE
    MIGRATE
  • a new discovery can AFFECT/EFFECT an established scientific theory
    AFFECT
  • If you were either really good or really bad at school, you often had to see the PRINCIPAL or PRINCIPLE
    PRINCIPAL
  • Excluding a possibility. ACCEPT or EXCEPT
    EXCEPT
  • Escape from or avoid capture. ALLUDE or ELUDE
    ELUDE
  • To say something nice to someone, like I really like that hairstyle. COMPLIMENT or COMPLEMENT
    COMPLIMENT
  • When two things work well together. COMPLIMENT or COMPLEMENT
    COMPLEMENT
  • When you arrive in another country to live permantley. MIGRATE or IMMIGRATE
    IMMIGRATE
  • Roger was angry as he was PAST or PASSED over the promotion again
    PASSED
  • After dinner I have some chocolate cake for DESERT or DESSERT
    DESSERT
  • Advice or wisdom, or to offer insight. COUNSEL or COUNCIL
    COUNSEL
  • When you are faced with an ethical dilemma, listen to your CONSCIENCE or CONSCIOUS
    CONSCIENCE
  • With the advent of the iphone, businesses needed to ADOPT/ADAPT to the new technology
    ADAPT
  • I've decided to ADAPT/ADOPT a cat this winter
    ADOPT
  • An idea or belief that is of great value to you. PRINCIPAL or PRINCIPLE
    PRINCIPLE
  • To welcome and make someone feel like they belong. ACCEPT or EXCEPT
    ACCEPT
  • To leave you home country to live elsewhere. EMIGRATE or IMMIGRATE
    EMIGRATE
  • An arid place with little rainfall or vegetation. DESERT or DESSERT
    DESERT
  • Something which allows light to show through but blocks clear visisbility. TRANSPARENT or TRANSLUCENT
    TRANSLUCENT
  • To be alert and aware. CONSCIENCE or CONSCIOUS
    CONSCIOUS
  • A group of people who decide important matters in an organisation. COUNSEL or COUNCIL
    COUNCIL
  • See-through. TRANSPARENT or TRANSLUCENT
    TRANSPARENT
  • To hint or refer to something indirectly. ALLUDE or ELUDE
    ALLUDE
  • The Romans ruled Southern Europe in the distant PAST or PASSED
    PAST
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