Accept vs. Except If you accept something you agree to receive or do it. If you except something you exclude it. Bought vs. Brought Brought is the past tense of bring, while bought is the past tense of buy. Cereal vs. Serial Cereal is a type of grain (and a type of breakfast food made from grain), while serial refers to something that occurs in sequence. Desert vs. Dessert Desert can refer to either the act of abandoning someone or something or to an arid stretch of land with little vegetation. A dessert is a sweet course at the end of a meal. Effect vs. Affect An effect is a consequence. If you affect something you make a differen...
What does each word mean? The word wait refers to the act of staying in one place in anticipation or expectation of something happening. The word also describes the act of serving food when in relation to a waiter or waitress. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word. Here is wait used in some example sentences: We waited for the bus. She decided to wait until she’d read the book before watching the film adaptation. He had an evening job waiting tables. There’s an hour-long wait to go on the rollercoaster. We had a long wait at the airport. Click here to find the Spellzone vocabulary lists related to the word wait. The wei...
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