TOP TEN SEARCHED WORDS MERRIAM WEBSTER

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Affect/Effect Definition: It's not that people don't know what these words mean; it's that they have trouble remembering which one does what. The simplest distinction here is that affect is almost always a verb, and effect is usually a noun.
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Integrity Definition: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
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Ambiguous Definition: capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways
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Albeit Definition: conceding the fact that : even though : although
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Conundrum Definition: an intricate and difficult problem
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Apathetic Definition: having little or no interest or concern : indifferent
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Cynical Definition: 1 : contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives
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Love Definition: 1 : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
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Ubiquitous Definition: existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
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Pretentious Definition: expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature