Common Usage Error Unit #3 Terms

to be unbiased or impartial

• disinterested

• uninterested

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not wanting to learn more

• disinterested

• uninterested

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loose

• the opposite of tight

• to suffer the loss of

• unable to be defined

lose

• the opposite of tight

• to suffer the loss of

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a belief a person holds

• tenet

• tenant

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person leasing an apartment from someone

• tenet

• tenant

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false pride, exaggerated self-importance

• vain

• vein

• vane

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a channel or vessel, such as one that carries blood

• vain

• vein

• vane

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a mechanical device that rotates freely such as a weathervane

• vain

• vein

• vane

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sulk

• to be silent, withdrawn, or bad-tempered

• to sneak or move around in a sinister manner

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