▫️◽️◻️ 🔳 - malapropism (noun) /ˈmæləprɒpˌɪz(ə)m/

~ I'm tired of everybody taking me for granite. ➡️ [taking me for granted]

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🖇 - work one's fingers to the bone ✍️✊️👩‍💻👨‍💻

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🖇 - work one's fingers to the bone ☠️

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1) loose vs. lose
2) principal vs. principle
3) stationary vs. stationery
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- FLARE (noun, verb) /fleə(r)/ vs. FLAIR (noun) /fleə(r)/
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- FLARE (noun, verb) /fleə(r)/ vs. FLAIR (noun) /fleə(r)/
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- look
- gaze, glance, peek, stare, gawk, examine

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🌑 - gaze at/into/toward/upon/up at
🌕 - stargaze ⭐️⭐️⭐️

~ I lay back on the sand and gazed at the stars above.

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🔘 - founder vs. flounder
⚪️ - flounder (verb, noun) /ˈflaʊndə(r)/
⚫️ - founder (verb, noun) /ˈfaʊndə(r)/
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🖌 - an end in itself
🖋 - a means to an end

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📖 - an end in itself 📚

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🔘 - entropy (noun) /ˈentrəpi/
= a lack of order or organization in a system

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Word Roots:
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GE & GEO = EARTH, SOIL & GROUND

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Word Roots: 🌍🌕
GE & GEO = EARTH, SOIL & GROUND
HELIO = SUN
- Heliocentric (adj.) = Having or relating to the SUN as the center.
- Geocentric (adj.) = Having or relating to the EARTH as the center.

🔘 related words: unique - unusual
- unique (adj.)
- idiosyncratic (adj.)
- eccentric (adj.)
- quirky (adj.)
- offbeat (adj.)

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🤳 - phubbing (noun) /ˈfʌbɪŋ/
= The practice of ignoring one's companion or companions in order to pay attention to one's phone or other mobile device.

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