Click here for Commonly Confused Words: A Quick Reference Guide: Part 1 Confusing Words Tricks To Help You Tell Them Apart Adverse vs. Averse Think of the following sentences to help you remember that adverse relates to conditions and averse relates to people: The drugs had adverse side effects. The adverse weather conditions ruined our day. Even though she had a terrible voice, she wasn’t averse to singing the verse. Affect vs. Effect Affect is a verb and is used to describe an action. Effect is a noun and is used to describe the end consequence. Think of ...
WHAT DOES EACH WORD MEAN? The word adverse is used to describe something that is contrary to your interests or welfare. If something is adverse, it is unfavourable or harmful and it might prevent your chances of success. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word. Here is adverse used in some example sentences: The new medication may have adverse side effects. Despite the adverse weather conditions, they decided not to cancel the bike trip. Click here to create a Spellzone vocabulary list featuring this word. Averse (usually followed by ‘to’) is used to describe the feeling of strongly disliking or being strongly opposed...
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