Commonly Misspelled Words: List 2

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Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. accelerate
    move faster
  2. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  3. barbecue
    a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire
  4. candidate
    someone who is considered for something
  5. chili
    very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
  6. coolly
    in a composed and unconcerned manner
  7. definitely
    without question and beyond doubt
  8. diorama
    a three-dimensional representation of a scene
  9. embarrass
    cause to feel self-conscious
  10. explanation
    making something understandable
  11. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
  12. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  13. judgment
    the act of assessing a person or situation or event
  14. marshmallow
    spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar
  15. noticeable
    capable of being detected
  16. particular
    unique or specific to a person or thing or category
  17. receive
    get something; come into possession of
  18. sandal
    a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
  19. septuagenarian
    someone whose age is in the seventies
  20. tomorrow
    the day after today
Created on July 12, 2022 (updated July 14, 2022)

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