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conscience

conscious

 

 

conscience - the feeling of right and wrong

 

 

* Despite the tempting offer, her conscience wouldn't allow her to deceive her friend.
 
  * He couldn't sleep peacefully because his conscience was troubled by the decision he had made.
     
     

   
 

conscious - a state of awareness

     

 

* After the accident, he remained conscious and was able to communicate with the paramedics.
     
  * She practiced mindfulness to stay conscious of her thoughts and emotions throughout the day.
     
     
 

Note : To sum up, "conscience" relates to a person's moral compass and the ability to distinguish right from wrong, while "conscious" refers to the state of being aware and awake. Both words are fundamental in understanding human behavior and perception.

     
 
 

lie, lay

 

little, a little

 

lose, loose

 

mature, matured

 

misused, disused

 

myself, by myself

 

moral, morale

 

officer, official

 

on time, in time

 

precede, proceed

 

percentage, per cent

 

persecuted, prosecuted

 

personal, personnel

 

 

price, prize

 

principal, principle

 

respectably, respectively

 

rational, rationale

 

rise, raise

 

site, sight

 

stationary, stationery

 

still, yet

 

super, superb

 

tenable, feasible

 

two cents, notion

 

weather, whether

 

wood, woods

 

 

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