Commonly confused words

  council (a group of people elected to govern a town or city) The city council is the highest level of local government. He is a member of the local council. (a group of people chosen to give advice, make rules, deal with problems, etc.) The Health Council is providing help and advice …

  clime (a place with a particular type of climate) We’ll have to move to a sunnier clime. The cranes travel south in search of a warmer clime.   climb (to use your hands and feet to move up something) I’ll climb the tree. Let’s climb over the wall.     envocabulary.com

  axis (a straight line around which an object rotates) The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. A wheel spins on its axis.   axes (plural of axis) Stars and planets rotate on their axes. (plural of ax) They broke the door in with axes.     envocabulary.com

  heroin (a highly addictive and illegal drug made from morphine) He was arrested for pushing heroin to kids. She became an addict and died from a heroin overdose.   heroine (a woman who has done something extremely brave) Jane is a true heroine. She saved my daughter. She was a heroine …

  reject (to refuse to accept, believe in, or use) They rejected our offer of help. She would not reject him because he is handsome.   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 …