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BESIDE | At the side of. It is besides that means moreover, in addition.
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DECIMATE | To kill or destroy every tenth one. To destroy a portion of. Many of us have mistakenly used decimate for obliterate or annihilate, because we overlooked the prefix, dec-. .
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DILEMMA | A situation that requires a choice between undesirable alternatives.
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DISINTERESTED | Unbiased. Not influenced by personal interest. Impartial or neutral. (Uninterested is aloofness, indifference, or lacking interest).
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EFFETE | Exhausted, lacking in vigor (not weak or effeminate).
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ENORMITY | Outrageous or heinous character. Something outrageous or extremely wicked.
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FORTUITOUS | By chance. Accidental.
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FARTHER | At a greater physical distance. (Further generally means a more advanced degree or extent.).
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HISTORIC | Well known or important in history. (Historical is dealing with or pertaining to the subject of history.)
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IRONIC | Exemplifying irony, as an ironic remark or novel. Saying the opposite of what was intended.
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IRREGARDLESS | This word does not exist. Instead, we should use regardless.
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LIABLE | Under legal obligation (e.g., He is liable for damages). Liable is sometimes used in error for likely, which means probable or expected.
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LIVID | Bluish, dark, black and blue, gray, or ashen in appearance (not red or flushed).
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ORAL | Uttered by the mouth, the spoken word. (Verbal may refer to the spoken word or the written word. It is better to avoid verbal and use oral or written.)
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PROPHECY | A prediction of what is to come, whereas prophesy is the verb to foretell or predict.
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REGRETTABLY | A person who is full of regret is regretful and remembers regretfully. That which was the cause of regret is regrettable. Regrettably, that situation persists.
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RESTIVE | Stubborn, balky, refusing to go forward. (For uneasy, impatient of control, restraint, or delay, use restless.)
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THAN | Use for taller than, farther than, etc., whereas then relates to time (e.g., He rose early and then had breakfast).
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