Commonly confused words

  sensitive (easily upset or offended) Don’t be so sensitive— I was just joking. Mike is really quite sensitive to criticism. Don’t mention her weight— she’s very sensitive about it. opposite: insensitive   sensible (a decision or action that is good because it is based on reason and experience rather …

  eject  formal (to force someone to leave) They ejected her from the church. He was ejected from the bar for causing trouble. (to make something come out) The computer ejected the CD.   reject (to refuse to accept, believe in, or use) They rejected our offer of help. She would not reject him …

whit vs. wit   whit  formal (a very small amount) There wasn’t a whit of evidence for that. It does not matter a whit to her. I don’t care a whit about what happens.   wit (the ability to use words that are both clever and amusing) She was a woman of wit and …

  with (use something as a tool, material, etc.) Chop the carrots with a knife. I work with my hands. I made some soup with what I could find in the kitchen.   by (used to show how you do something) I learned English by watching movies. We must save her by any means. I go …

  turtle (an animal that lives mainly in water and has a hard shell on its back) A turtle spends most of its time in the water, either in oceans or freshwater bodies, only coming to land to lay eggs. Turtles lay their eggs deep in the sand on the beach …