1. She was confident that he would (exceed, accede) to her request.
- exceed
- accede
I invited everyone (except, accept) Tom to the picnic.
- except
- accept
It would be more (humane, human) to treat animals kindly.
- human
- humane
We traveled to Montana on the (intrastate, interstate).
- intrastate
- interstate
The (capital, capitol) of Washington is Olympia.
- capital
- capitol
The new décor (complimented, complemented) the company's new direction.
- complimented
- complemented
The athlete was (born, borne) on the shoulders of the crowd after the game.
- born
- borne
I was (already, all ready) to go by the time he got home.
- already
- all ready
Some wealthy people live on the interest of their money without ever touching the (principle, principal).
- principle
- principal
My sister was a good (role, roll) model.
- role
- roll
The presence of a crowd never (effected, affected) the confident public speaker
- effected
- affected
I would (advice, advise) you to say nothing.
- advice
- advise
Continued labor trouble contributes to poor (morale, moral).
- morale
- moral
A store that sells paper is known as a (stationary, stationery) store
- stationary
- stationery
He thought that his boss's ideas were beautifully (simple, simplistic).
- simple
- simplistic
After seeing his fiancee eat spaghetti, Brandon was (loath, loathe) to take her to an expensive restaurant.
- loath
- loathe
In movies, accepting a bribe is often shown by the (discrete, discreet) passing of an (envelop, envelope).
- envelop
- envelope
- discrete
- discreet
A web (cite, site, sight) must generally be current to be effective
- cite
- site
- sight
The Human Resources Department must be involved in all (personal, personnel) decisions.
- personal
- personnel
Without saying a word, he nonetheless (implied, inferred) by his body language that his partner had cheated.
- implied
- inferred
After the car rolled down the embankment, she (lead, led) the passengers to safety.
- led
- lead
Yesterday, the cat (lay, laid) on the couch all day. It has (laid, lain) there every day for the past week.
- lay
- laid
- laid
- lain
The cat was (disinterested, uninterested) in watching the skiing show on television.
- disinterested
- uninterested
"I don't know," she said. "It just seems (like, as if) our salaries don't keep pace with our job responsibilities."
- like
- as if
There were (less, fewer) students at the dance this year than last year.
- less
- fewer
We made (a verbal, an oral) contract on the spot.
- verbal
- oral