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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.
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elevation vs altitude
Temperature is measured with a sensor on a pole, perhaps two metres above the ground, which is not a particularly significant amount at 2000m above sea level. You could just as well call the height of …
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Is “impurposely” a word?
Purposely means intentionally.
adverb
on purpose; intentionally:
she had purposely made it difficult
[ODO]
If there were such a word impurposely then it would be likely to mean unin …
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What’s the word for somebody you know (sometimes well) but who isn’t your friend?
The word is acquaintance.
2 a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend:
a wide circle of friends and acquaintances
[ODO]
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