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380 Chapter 12 Word Elements: Speech and WritingConfusable Words19. affect (verb) ə-fĕktto have an influence on; to changeThe moon affects ocean tides.20. effect (noun) ˘-fĕkta resultThe moon has an effect on ocean tides.NOTE: Try to remember that affect is usually a verb and effect is usuallya noun, as in the following.The great teacher affected my life.The great teacher had an effect on my life. Common Phraseeffect onEdible Special EffectsFood can be used to produce special effects in movies. Mixing milk with watermade the rain more noticeable in the 1952 movie Singin’ in the Rain. The bloodin the movie Psycho (1960) looks thick because the mixture contained Hershey’schocolate. And that awful sound we hear of bashing in heads in horrormovies? It’s a watermelon being hit by a hammer!21. conscience (noun) kŏnshənssense of right and wrong; moral senseThe child’s guilty conscience made her return the candybar she had taken from a friend’s lunch box. Related Wordconscientious (adjective) (kŏnshē-ĕnshəs) Anna’s good gradescould largely be due to her conscientious class attendance.(Conscientious can mean thorough and careful.)22. conscious (adjective) kŏnshəsaware; awakeThe teenager was conscious of the fact that shoplifting waswrong.Marsha was conscious of the tension in the room.We are not conscious when we sleep.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.