1. Lesson 10
Easily Confused Words

2. later
adv. Coming after the usual or expected time

3. latter
n. the second of two things that have just been mentioned

4. except prep. Leaving out; other than
None of the players in soccer are allowed to use their hands except the goalie.

5. accept
v. to take something that is offered or given

6. angle
n. the area formed by two straight lines or flat surfaces that join at a given point

7. angel n. 1. in some religions a heavenly being or spirit
2. a person who is thought of as being very good

8. costume
n. clothes worn to dress up like someone or something else

9. custom
n. the way things are usually done by people in general

10. affect v. to make a difference in
I hope this misunderstanding won’t affect our relationship.

11. effect
n. something that happens because of something else

12. adopt
v. to take another’s child into one’s family and raise as one’s own
You can also adopt a pet.

13. adapt
v. to change in order to fit into a new situation

14. device
n. a small tool or machine

15. devise
v. to think up
The spies devise a plan to smuggle a secret message out of the country.

16. decent
adj. accepted by people as proper and respectable

17. descent
n. the act of moving from a higher to a lower place