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Nouns
(n)
affect
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
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Verbs
(v)
affect
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impact
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bear upon
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bear on
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touch on
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touch
have an effect upon
“Will the new rules affect me?”
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(v)
affect
act physically on; have an effect upon
“the medicine affects my heart rate”
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(v)
involve
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affect
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regard
connect closely and often incriminatingly
“This new ruling affects your business”
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(v)
feign
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sham
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pretend
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affect
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dissemble
make believe with the intent to deceive
“He feigned that he was ill”
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“He shammed a headache”
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(v)
affect
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impress
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move
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strike
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
“This child impressed me as unusually mature”
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“This behavior struck me as odd”
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“he was dumb-struck by the news”
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“her comments struck a sour note”
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