LIST of INDEPENDENT TWINS
or CONFUSABLE PAIRS

sensuous sensual	local locale	affection affectation	consent consensus	recourse recurrence	efficient efficacious
respective respectful	expedient expeditious	ostensible ostentatious	conscious conscientious	fort forte	aspirant aspirate
fabled fabulous	command commend	sentiment sentimentality	ineffective ineffectual	general generous	vertex vortex
convent convention	sanguine sanguinary	deposit deposition	beneficent beneficial	inaptitude ineptitude	diversion diversity
propose propound	indentation indenture	comprehend comprise	deficit defect	expense expenditure	ordinance ordnance
current currency	inequity iniquity	notable noble	dissimilarity dissimulation	gradation graduation	divers diverse
continual continuous	corporal corporeal	gentle genteel	expose expound	admittance admission	fervid fervent
adventurous adventitious	suspense suspension	duplication duplicity	pendent pendant	insulate isolate	composition composure
momentary momentous	capitalization capitalism	retrace retract	recess recession	innocent innocuous	complication complicity
indict indite	defection deficiency	primogenitor primogeniture	linear lineal	dominant dominating	refuse refund
activate actuate	responsive responsible	repellant repulsive	regime regiment	potent potential	confuse confound
genus genius	deportation deportment	egoism egotism	induce induct	temporal temporary	directive directory
congenial congenital	departure department	apprehend apprize	perspicacity perspicuity	universe university	deference deferment
salubrious salutary	vindictive vindicatory	juncture junction	radical radicle	torture tortuosity	contagious contiguous
presumptive presumptuous	radiation radiance	alien alienist	alternation altercation	definite definitive	complement compliment
composite component compound	proposal proposition purpose	commission commissary committee	exponent exposition exposure	estate state status	proceedings process procession

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