illusion




allusion

noun: “an unreal image”

EXAMPLE: What you think you saw was really an optical illusion.

noun: “a casual reference to something”

EXAMPLE: She made an allusion to her good attendance record.

 

image



imagine

noun: “a picture

EXAMPLE: The assignment is to create a vivid, sensory image.

verb: “to picture

EXAMPLE: Imagine yourself standing knee deep in cranberries.
 

imply



infer

verb: to state indirectly or suggest”

EXAMPLE: You seem to imply that it was my fault.

verb: to draw a conclusion or derive by reasoning”

EXAMPLE: Anyone who reads the whole article can only infer that Oswald was guilty.

 

infer



imply

verb: to draw a conclusion or derive by reasoning
: Anyone who reads the whole article can only infer that Oswald was guilty.

verb: to state indirectly or suggest”

EXAMPLE: You seem to imply that it was my fault.

 

isle



aisle

noun: an island

EXAMPLE: You could win a trip to a tropical isle.

noun: a corridor for walking

EXAMPLE: Be sure that the aisle between desks is wide enough.

 

its



it’s

 possessive form of “it”

EXAMPLE: The dog’s x-ray showed a rubber ball in its stomach.
 
contraction for “it is”

EXAMPLE: It’s the most affordable car I can find.