Misued and Confused

accept = to take, believe, agree to
except = not including

adverse = bad, unfavourable
averse = not liking, against

advice = guidance
advise = to give advice

affect = to influence, change, concern
effect = (noun) result, consequence, outcome; (verb) to cause, bring about

alternate = one after the other
alternative = different

appraise = to form an opinion about
apprise = to tell

on behalf of = for
on the part of = by

censor = person who checks acceptability of ilms, etc
censure = blame

choose= to select
chose = past tense of

coarse = rough, rude
course = part of meal, route of rive, golf

college = place of learning
collage = type of picture

complacent = not concerned
complaisant = happy to comply

compliment = (noun) praise; (verb) to give praise
complement = (nour) something that goes well with something else, full number; (verb) to go well with, make complete

contemptible = worthy of contempt
contemptuous = showing contempt

continual = happening repeatedly
continuous = without a break

council = body of officials, committee
conset = (noun) advice, lawyer in court; (verb) to advise, warn

conuncillor = member of council (but members of some advice-giving councils are called counsellors)
counsellor = adviser

credible = believable
creditable = worthy of praise

currant = type of fruit
current = (adjective) valid or happening at the present time; (noun) flow of water, air or electricity

desert = (noun) place with few plants; (verb) to leave
dessert = part of meal

device =tool, means of doing something
devise = to create

discomfort = slight pain
discomfit = to embarrass or disconcert

discreet = tactful
discrete = separate

distinct = clear
distinctive = characteristic

draft = rough version, bank payment order
draught = current of air, minimum depth of water for ships

elicit = to get information, etc
illicit = unlawful, not allowed

eligible = suitable, qualified
illegible = unreadable

eminent = distinguished, important
imminent = about to happen

ensure= to make sure
insure = to take out insurance

envelop = to surround or cover
envelope = cover for a letter

equable = calm
equitable = fair

fatal = causing death
fateful = of great importance

flaunt = to show off
flout = to ignore or break (rules)

fortunate = lucky
fortuitous = happening by chance

imply = to suggest
infer = to form an opinion; also to suggest

its = of it
it's = it is or it has

judicial = relating to judges
judicious = wise

licence = (noun) paper giving permission
license = (verb) to give permission to

loose = not tight
lose = (verb) to no longer have something

manifold = of many kinds
manifest = clear

mitigate = to lessen the seriousness of
militate = to act (against)

nought = zero
naught = nothing

paramount = most important
tantamount = equal (to)

passed = (verb) to move past; go by
past = (preposition) gone by something; (noun) happened in the past; (adjective) gone by, before now

practive = (noun) doing something regularly
practise = (verb) to do something regularly so as to get better

precede = to go before
proceed = to begin or continue with an activity

precipitate = hasty
precipitous = steep

principal = (adjective) main, most important; (noun) chief person, head
principle = general rule, belief, morality

purposefully = with a purpose
purposely = deliberately, on purpose

refute = to prove (something) wrong
deny = to say that something is wrong

stationary = not moving
stationery = paper, pens, etc

there = not here
their = of them
they're = they are

theirs = of them
there's = there is

to = in the direction of, toward s
too = also, excessively
two = 1+1

wave = (verb) to move from side to side; (noun) wave of water, air sound, etc
waive = not ask for

whose = of whom
who's = who is

Your = of you
your're = you are