Spelling, Vocabulary, and Confusing Words
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wade |
to walk through water |
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weighed |
to have put on a scale |
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wail |
mournful cry |
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whale |
marine mammal |
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waist |
narrowest part of the human torso (usually) |
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waste |
to squander or spend uselessly |
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wait |
to be available or ready |
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weight |
quantity of heaviness or mass |
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waiver |
a relinquishment of some right |
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waver |
to feel indecisive; vary |
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warn |
to notify |
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worn |
carried on the body; deteriorated |
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warrantee |
person who is given a written guarantee |
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warranty |
written guarantee |
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way |
direction |
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weigh |
to measure mass |
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weak |
lacking strength |
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week |
seven days starting with Sunday |
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wear |
to carry on the body |
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where |
in what place? |
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weather |
state of the atmosphere in a location |
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whether |
if |
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weave |
to interlace thread or yarn to make a fabric |
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we've |
contraction for we have |
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went |
(see gone) |
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were |
past tense of are |
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we're |
contraction for we are |
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wheeled |
moved on wheels |
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wield |
to exercise power; to handle a weapon effectively |
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which |
what one? |
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witch |
sorceress |
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while |
during or in the time that |
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wile |
a trick to fool, trap, or entice |
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whine |
complaining cry |
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wine |
fermented grape juice that becomes an alcoholic beverage |
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whined |
past tense of whine, complained |
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wind |
what one does to keep a watch ticking on time (pronounced like kind); air current (pronounced like sinned) |
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wined |
to supply with wine |
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whirled |
spun rapidly |
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world |
planet Earth |
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whorled |
shaped like a coil |
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whole |
(see hole) |
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wholly |
(see holy) |
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who's |
contraction for who is Example: Who’s at the door? |
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whose |
possessive case of who Example: Whose coat is this? |
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won |
(see one) |
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wont (adjective, noun) |
accustomed; habit |
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won't |
contraction for will not |
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wood |
tree trunk material |
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would |
expressing an intention Example: I would if I could. |
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wrap |
(see rap) |
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wrapped |
(see rapt) |
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wreak |
(see reek) |
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wrest |
(see rest) |
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wretch |
(see retch) |
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wring |
(see ring) |
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write |
(see right) |
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wrote |
(see rote) |
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wrought |
(see rot) |
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wry |
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Misused Words
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