Monday, 5 May 2008

Spelling - Misused and Confused Words

Amoral and immoral – Amoral means you are not concerned with morality, immoral means that you are not conforming to accepted levels of morality.

Adopted and Adoptive – Children are adopted by others, Parents are adoptive.

Complaisant and Complacent – Complaisant means you are willing to please, whereas complacent means you are smug and self satisfied.

Discreet and Discrete – Discreet is to not attract attention, discrete means distinct, separate.

Defuse and Diffuse – Defuse means to either defuse a bomb or reduce danger or tension, diffuse means to spread something over a large area.

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