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Words beginning with il...
The use of a thick-bodied paint to create sizeable peaks and crests in an image is impasto.

Words beginning with il...

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"I believe that life is chaotic, a jumble of accidents, ambitions, misconceptions, bold intentions, lazy happenstances and unintended consequences. Yet I also believe that there are connections that illuminate our world, revealing its endless mystery and wonder." - David Maraniss.

What a wonderful selection of nouns in Maraniss's quotation! Often the advice given out to students to help them improve their written work insists that it is the addition of exciting adjectives that will make a piece of writing more vivid. It is true that the insertion of an adjective or two will help the reader to imagine the scene, if you are producing a piece of description. But, as you'll know, a well-chosen verb can also bring your work to life. The lesson is that choosing words with care and precision will improve all writing. Look again at the quotation above: what is the difference between "accidents", "happenstances" and "consequences"? Try to add some new words to your vocabulary every week and see what happens!

1 .
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To make something up or invent it as one goes on
improuvise
improvise
impravise
imprevise
Sometimes the word "improvise" is shortened to "improv"
2 .
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Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
imoral
immorell
immorel
immoral
Adding the prefix im- to "moral" creates its antonym
3 .
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Anything that seems to be something that it is not
ilusiun
ilusion
ilusien
illusion
The words "illusion" and "illusory" are related
4 .
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Relating to or associated with an empire
imperial
imperiele
imperiul
imperiel
Whereas "empire" begins with an e, "imperial" begins with an i
5 .
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The use of a thick-bodied paint to create sizable peaks and crests in an image
imparsto
impassto
impastow
impasto
"Impasto" has been borrowed from Italian
6 .
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A person who comes into and permanently settles in one country after moving from another
immigrant
immergrant
imigrant
immigrunt
The words "immigrate" and "immigrant" are related
7 .
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The quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct
immorality
immorellity
imorality
immorelity
If you can spell "immoral", you will have a good head start with "immorality"
8 .
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Existing only in the imagination
imajinary
imaginerry
imaginary
imaginery
Don't be caught out by the a of the fourth syllable!
9 .
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Used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience
imagerry
imajary
immagery
imagery
If you can spell "image", "imagery" should be simple!
10 .
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The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain
imperiulisum
imperielisam
imperielism
imperialism
The words "imperial" and "imperialism" are related
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Sheri Smith

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