Abused and Misused Words

So, as a class assignment, for writers, our lecturer thought it would be good to go through a few 'abused and misused words'... So here some examples, and a few ways in which they SHOULD be uses. I was given a 100% for the assignment, so I do hope that they all make sense, if not, I'm open to correction :)

1. affect-effect
2. allusion-illusion
3. angry-mad
4. bring-take
5. complement-complement
6. council-counsel
7. emigrate-immigrate
8. flaunt-flout
9. farther-further
10. fewer-less
11. imply-infer
12. lay-lie
13. lend-loan
14. principal-principle
15. rebuke-rebuff

1. -He was not affected my her silly pranks.

- The laxative had a great effect on him.

2. - It is an allusion to think that they are equals.

- The food I saw in front of me was a mere illusion.

3. - She was angry with her little brother for destroying her room.

- She was mad at her brother for what he had done.

4. - It was decided that she would bring the refreshments.

- He was to take the cool drink to the car.

5. - His shoes complement his shirt.

- It was a compliment to be told that he was well dressed.

6. - The town council held a meeting.

- She counselled her friend on her relationship.

7. - He wishes to emigrate to Canada.

- They immigrated to South Africa.

8. - She flaunts her good looks.

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9. - The further they way, the more worried they became.

- It is a farther distance than was assumed.

10. - There are fewer girls in the class than boys.

- There are less dogs than cats.

11. - She implied that it was his fault.

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12. - She lay awake all night.

- One must lie in ones bed.

13. - He asked her to lend him her notes.

- He obtained a loan from the bank.

14. - He is the principal of the school.

- One should never lose ones principles.

15. - His mother rebuked him for what he had said.

Not the most exciting examples, or use of the words, but hey, it was a class assignment done in a limited space of time... And I'm not the most descriptive person around...