Vocabulary Bank — General English C1

advice (n.) / advise (v.)

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suggestions / to give suggestions

advice (n.) vs. advise (v.)

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advice = suggestions (noun); advise = to give suggestions (verb)

affect (v.) / effect (n.)

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to influence / a result

affect (v.) vs. effect (n.)

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affect = to influence (verb); effect = a result (noun)

compulsive (adj.)

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hard to stop or control

deep work (n.)

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focused, cognitively demanding work done without distraction

hijack (v.)

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take control of something for one's own purposes

hippocampus (n.)

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the brain region central to spatial memory

its (poss.) vs. it's (it is)

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its = belonging to it; it's = it is / it has

its / it's

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belonging to it / it is

landmark (n.)

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a recognisable feature used for orientation

lose (v.) / loose (adj.)

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no longer have / not tight

lose (v.) vs. loose (adj.)

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lose = to no longer have; loose = not tight / free

outsource (v.)

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hand over a task or decision to something/someone else

practice (n.) / practise (v.) [BrE]

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the activity / to do it

practice (n.) vs. practise (v.) [BrE]

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practice = the activity (noun); practise = the verb (to do it)

principle (n.) / principal (n.-adj.)

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a rule / main or head of a school

principle (n.) vs. principal (adj./n.)

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principle = a rule; principal = main / head of a school

sensible (adj.) vs. sensitive (adj.)

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sensible = practical, showing good judgement; sensitive = easily affected emotionally

stitch together (phr. v.)

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join separate pieces into a whole

then (adv.) vs. than (conj.)

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then = next / at that time; than = used in comparisons