Acknowledgment without the second e is preferred in American usage. Applicants are now receiving acknowledgment letters.
Alarm vs Tocsin vs Alert
Alarm, Tocsin and Alert all agree in meaning a signal that serves as a call to action or to be on guard especially in a time of imminent danger.
Acidulous vs Assiduous
Acidulous means tart or sour in taste or manner. Her acidulous wit makes her unpopular with some employees. Assiduous means diligent or persistent. He is assiduous in visiting the sick, wherever they live.
Airy vs Aerial vs Ethereal
Airy, Aerial and Ethereal can all mean as light and insubstantial as air.
Airport vs Airdrome vs Airfield vs Airstrip vs Landing strip vs Flying field vs Landing field
Airport, Airdrome, Airfield, Airstrip, Landing strip, Flying field and Landing field all denote a place where airplanes may take off and land in safety.
Acetic vs Aesthetic vs Ascetic
Acetic refers to things having an acid characteristic. Aesthetic refers to artistic or beautiful things. Ascetic refers to a person austere in appearance, manner, or attitude.
Air vs Atmosphere vs Ether vs Ozone
Air designates the invisible mixture of gases which surrounds the earth and is the impalpable respirable substance essential to life or that substance mixed with or contaminated by other substances.
Accuse vs Allege
Accuse means to blame or charge someone with wrongdoing. No one accuses him of mishandling the funds. Allege means to claim something not yet proven. The investigator alleges the investors were tricked by a scam.
Accord vs Accordance
Accord refers to an agreement or settlement. Congress arrived at a unanimous accord on the amendment. Accordance refers to conformity to regulations. My plan is in accordance with the Stock Exchange Regulations.
Aim vs Aspire vs Pant
Aim, Aspire, and Pant all may mean to have as a controlling desire something beyond one's present power of attainment.
Agriculture vs Farming vs Husbandry
Agriculture, Farming, and Husbandry all mean the science or the business of raising plants and animals useful to man.
Accompanied by vs Accompanied with
Accompanied by refers to people or animals. Everywhere the Queen goes, she is accompanied by the King. Accompanied with refers to objects. No photograph will be used that is not accompanied with the release form.