“insight” | noun | [THINK: deep understanding]
“incite” | verb | [THINK: stir up to violence]
Category: Grammar Bomb
Grammar Bomb: suffrage VS suffer
“suffrage” | noun | [THINK: right to vote]
“suffer” | verb | [THINK: subjected to something bad]
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Grammar Bomb: sleight of hand VS slide of hand
“sleight of hand” | phrase | [THINK: skillful deception]
“slide of hand” | not used | [THINK: moving hand on surface]
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Grammar Bomb: take for granted VS take for granite
“take for granted” | phrase | [THINK: fail to appreciate]
“take for granite” | not used | [THINK: mistake for rock]
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Grammar Bomb: not famous VS infamous
“not famous” | adj | [THINK: NOT known]
“infamous” | adj | [THINK: WELL known for BAD]
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Grammar Bomb: APART vs A PART
“Stand apart from the pack,
and be a part of something greater.”
apart {adv} [THINK: separated by distance]
a part {noun} [THINK: a piece or segment of something]
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Grammar Bomb: A LOT vs ALLOT
“He would allot ten dollars a week for his son’s allowance;
even though it wasn’t a lot, his son was thankful.”
a lot {pronoun & adv} [THINK: a large number or amount; a great deal; much]
allot {verb} [THINK: give or apportion something]
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Grammar Bomb: AIRS vs HEIRS
“The two heirs sauntered into the room;
they put on airs, bossing their classmates around.”
airs {noun} [THINK: an annoyingly affected manner]
heirs {noun} [THINK: a person legally entitled to property or rank at another’s death]
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Grammar Bomb: ALLUDE vs ELUDE
“The oral exam question alluded
to a poem written by Poe;
the girl hadn’t studied, and tried to elude
the teacher’s probing questions.”
allude {verb} [THINK: suggest or call attention to indirectly]
elude {verb} [THINK: evade or escape from]
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Grammar Bomb: FOUL vs FOWL
“The foul ball landed amidst
the seagulls and other fowl.”
foul {adj, adv, noun, & verb}
[THINK: offensive to the senses; unfair or invalid play]
fowl {noun} [THINK: a bird]
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