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1. Accede (to agree) vs. Exceed (to surpass)

2. Accede (to agree) vs. Ascend (to climb)

3. Adverse (unfavorable) vs. Averse (opposed)

4. Affect (to influence) vs. Effect (result)

5. Allude (to refer indirectly) vs. Elude (to escape)

6. Aural (relating to hearing) vs. Oral (spoken)

7. Beside (next to) vs. Besides (in addition to)

8. Bridle (restrain) vs. Bridal (relating to a wedding)

9. Canvas (fabric) vs. Canvass (to solicit votes)

10. Censor (to remove objectionable material) vs. Censure (to criticize)

11. Complement (to enhance) vs. Compliment (to praise)

12. Council (an advisory body) vs. Counsel (advice)

13. Decent (proper) vs. Descent (a downward slope)

14. Desert (arid land) vs. Dessert (sweet course)

15. Discreet (tactful) vs. Discrete (separate)

16. Elicit (to draw out) vs. Illicit (illegal)

17. Emigrate (to leave a country) vs. Immigrate (to enter a country)

18. Eminent (distinguished) vs. Imminent (about to happen)

19. Ensure (to guarantee) vs. Insure (to provide insurance)

20. Explicit (clearly stated) vs. Implicit (implied)

21. Fair (just) vs. Fare (the cost of transport)

22. Faze (to disturb) vs. Phase (a stage)

23. Forbear (to refrain) vs. Forebear (an ancestor)

24. Foreword (an introduction) vs. Forward (ahead)

25. Gait (manner of walking) vs. Gate (an opening)

26. Hoard (to accumulate) vs. Horde (a crowd)

27. Imply (to suggest indirectly) vs. Infer (to deduce)

28. Ingenious (clever) vs. Ingenuous (innocent)

29. Insure (to provide insurance) vs. Ensure (to guarantee)

30. Its (possessive pronoun) vs. It's (contraction of "it is")

31. Lead (a heavy metal) vs. Led (past tense of "lead")

32. Lessen (to reduce) vs. Lesson (instruction)

33. Lie (to recline) vs. Lay (to place)

34. Loose (not tight) vs. Lose (to misplace)

35. Mail (post) vs. Male (masculine)

36. Marshal (to arrange) vs. Martial (warlike)

37. Medal (an award) vs. Meddle (to interfere)

38. Persecute (to oppress) vs. Prosecute (to bring legal action)

39. Pray (to plead) vs. Prey (victim)

40. Principal (main) vs. Principle (rule)

41. Profit (gain) vs. Prophet (a person who predicts the future)

42. Quiet (silent) vs. Quite (completely)

43. Raise (to lift) vs. Raze (to demolish)

44. Right (correct) vs. Rite (a ceremony)

45. Role (part) vs. Roll (to move along a surface)

46. Stationary (not moving) vs. Stationery (writing materials)

47. Than (used in comparisons) vs. Then (at that time)

48. Their (possessive pronoun) vs. There (in that place) vs. They're (contraction of "they are")

49. To (towards) vs. Too (also) vs. Two (the number 2)

50. Wail (to lament) vs. Whale (a large marine mammal)

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