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Here are the correct words and the meanings of the other words: a) Unless you write your name on all your books, you are likely to (lose / loose) them. Meaning of loose*: not firmly or tightly fixed in place; free from restraint. b) His witty speech, delivered to a full house, showed that he was a (confident / confidant) speaker. Meaning of confidant*: a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others. c) Please let me know when the (stationery / stationary) arrives so that I can get a new blue pen. Meaning of stationary*: not moving or not intended to be moved. d) The decision to put down the horse with the broken leg was a difficult, but (human / humane) one. Meaning of human*: relating to or characteristic of humankind. e) The zoo-keeper acted in an (officious / official) way when he kept on ordering people away from the animal cages. Meaning of official*: relating to an authority or public body and its duties, actions, and responsibilities. f) In order to keep up the prisoners' (morale / morals) the guards allowed the men visits from their families. Meaning of morals*: a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do. g) The girl looked very (effeminate / feminine) in her soft pastel dress. Meaning of effeminate*: (of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly. h) Anyone who parks on the grass is (liable / libel) to be fined. Meaning of libel*: a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation. 3 done, 2 left today. You're making progress.