Frequently misused nouns

1. access: the right of using; excess: a larger amount of something than is allowed or needed.

2. accident: something damaging that happens suddenly; incident: an event that is unusual.

3. allusion: reference; illusion: false notion.

4. ascent: a path to the top of something; assent: approval from someone in authority; accent: the way someone pronounces the words of a language.

5. collusion: a secret agreement that two or more people make in order to do something dishonest; collision: the act in which two or more people meet accidentally and violently.

6. cemetery: a piece of land in which the dead are buried; symmetry: the exact likeness in size and shape.

7. career: profession, way of life; carrier: something or someone that carries.

8. deference: respect; difference: something that makes one thing or person different from another.

9. desert: a large area of sand where it is always hot and dry; dessert: sweet food served after the main part of a meal.

10. junction: a place where roads join together; juncture: a point in time, state of affairs.

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