A net on a misty hillside can look as though somebody has hung out the washing and forgotten the clothes. Look closer: tiny drops cling to the fibres, join one another and travel downwards. This guide teaches 100 English fog harvesting vocabulary words for describing that journey, reading a small data table and explaining how a water project serves people.
Morocco provides a concrete setting through Dar Si Hmad’s fog collection work in the Anti-Atlas, documented by the UN climate change secretariat. It is one regional project, not a picture of every Moroccan landscape or household. The useful English connects weather, materials, infrastructure and the practical questions communities ask about a supply.
Use one ten-word chapter at a time: read the meanings, cover the examples, then describe the process aloud. “Top 100” means a curated learning selection, not a measured frequency ranking. Most entries are general English or technical English used internationally. The scenes, conversations and numerical exercises below are invented teaching examples, not project measurements or interviews.
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Follow a drop, then ask who can rely on it
Choose your starting route by the explanation you want to give. You do not need to memorise a hundred labels before making one useful sentence.
ROUTE 5 · CHAPTERS 9–10
Discuss a decision
Connect technical choices with people and clear communication.
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Start with a small independent check
Before reading, answer three questions: Is a fog droplet liquid or gas? Does a full tank tell you how much water arrived today? What evidence would you need before calling a water supply reliable? Keep your first answers; they show where to begin.
Fog droplets are liquid. A full tank is a stored amount, not a daily inflow measurement. Reliability needs observations across relevant conditions, including interruptions. If the first distinction is shaky, begin with chapters 1–2; if the second is shaky, start with 7–8. If both are clear, practise explaining a decision in chapters 9–10.
Your 100-word chapter index
Chapters 1–5
1. Weather you can describe · words 1–10
2. Reading a location · words 11–20
3. The collector’s visible parts · words 21–30
4. Verbs for a drop’s journey · words 31–40
5. Storage and movement · words 41–50
Chapters 6–10
6. Keeping a system usable · words 51–60
7. Measurements that say what they mean · words 61–70
8. Claims, limits and uncertainty · words 71–80
9. People and shared decisions · words 81–90
10. Explaining the proposal · words 91–100
CHAPTER 1 OF 10
1. Weather you can describe
Start by naming the water and the air separately. Everyday weather words become more useful when they stop doing one another’s jobs.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fog | Tiny water droplets suspended near the ground; usually an uncountable noun. | dense fog | The fog swallowed the far end of the ridge before Salma could photograph it. |
| 2 | droplet | A very small drop of liquid; countable. | water droplet | One droplet trembled on the fibre while the notebook below stayed dry. |
| 3 | water vapour | Water in its gaseous state; British spelling vapour. | invisible water vapour | Invisible water vapour is different from the droplets we could see. |
| 4 | humidity | The amount of water vapour in air; not a synonym for fog. | high humidity | High humidity alone did not tell us the collector’s output. |
| 5 | condensation | A change from gas into liquid; a process noun. | condensation process | The diagram distinguished condensation from the capture of existing drops. |
| 6 | precipitation | Water falling from the atmosphere, such as rain or snow; technical. | annual precipitation | The report separated precipitation records from fog observations. |
| 7 | mist | Small airborne water droplets that reduce visibility; everyday weather language. | morning mist | We reached the bend just as morning mist began to clear. |
| 8 | breeze | A light wind; ordinary descriptive language. | coastal breeze | A light breeze lifted the corner of Youssef’s map. |
| 9 | gust | A brief increase in wind strength; countable. | strong gust | A sudden gust sent everyone reaching for their loose papers. |
| 10 | visibility | How far or clearly someone can see in the prevailing conditions. | poor visibility | With visibility so poor, the second row of posts was hard to count. |
Try a contrast: fog can be present without falling rain. The visible droplets and invisible vapour are not interchangeable.
CHAPTER 2 OF 10
2. Reading a location
A site description should help someone locate the equipment and understand its exposure. These terms travel well into geography and field reports.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | ridge | A long narrow elevated part of the land. | exposed ridge | The sketch placed the test screen on an exposed ridge. |
| 12 | slope | Ground that rises or falls rather than remaining level. | steep slope | The steep slope looked much gentler on the map than it did underfoot. |
| 13 | altitude | Height above a specified level, commonly sea level. | site altitude | The students recorded the site altitude beside its coordinates. |
| 14 | terrain | The physical character of an area of land; uncountable. | uneven terrain | Uneven terrain slowed the walk between the two observation points. |
| 15 | windward | Facing towards the direction from which wind comes; adjective. | windward side | Salma labelled the windward side before the wind changed direction. |
| 16 | leeward | On the side sheltered from the approaching wind. | leeward side | We moved to the leeward side so that we could hear each other. |
| 17 | prevailing wind | The wind direction occurring most commonly in a place. | prevailing wind direction | The survey asked whether the prevailing wind carried fog towards the ridge. |
| 18 | exposure | The extent of being open to weather or other conditions. | wind exposure | Two nearby positions had different wind exposure. |
| 19 | seasonal | Changing with, or related to, seasons. | seasonal variation | Seasonal variation mattered more than one impressive daily total. |
| 20 | site assessment | An evaluation of a location for a particular purpose. | conduct a site assessment | The team requested a site assessment before choosing the layout. |
Describe a slope without declaring it suitable. Suitability requires observations, not just an attractive photograph.
CHAPTER 3 OF 10
3. The collector’s visible parts
Name a component before explaining what it does. General equipment vocabulary helps readers who do not know the technology.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | mesh | Material with a network of strands and openings. | mesh panel | Up close, the mesh looked like a tiny road network decorated with drops. |
| 22 | fibre | A thin threadlike strand of material; British spelling. | mesh fibre | A bright line of water traced one fibre across the screen. |
| 23 | pore | A small opening; here, an opening in a collecting material. | pore size | The drawing compared pore size without claiming one was universally best. |
| 24 | panel | A distinct flat section of a structure or material. | replace a panel | The maintenance note identified the panel needing replacement. |
| 25 | support post | An upright structural member that holds something in position. | secure support post | The model used a support post at each end. |
| 26 | anchor | A fixing that secures a structure against movement. | ground anchor | The diagram showed where the ground anchor connected to the support. |
| 27 | tension | A pulling force that stretches or holds material taut. | adjust tension | The technician checked the mesh tension during inspection. |
| 28 | gutter | A channel that receives and carries away collected water. | collection gutter | The first drops reached the gutter while we were still setting out the measuring jug. |
| 29 | fastener | A device used to attach components together. | loose fastener | “This fastener is loose,” Youssef wrote beside a photograph of the corner. |
| 30 | porous | Having openings through which fluid can pass; adjective. | porous material | The porous material behaved differently from the solid sheet. |
A mesh is porous; a solid sheet is not an equivalent collector merely because both can look wet.
CHAPTER 4 OF 10
4. Verbs for a drop’s journey
Good process writing depends on verbs. These let you slow down an event that the eye may register simply as “getting wet”.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | intercept | To meet and stop or divert something on its path. | intercept droplets | The fibres intercepted some droplets carried by the wind. |
| 32 | capture | To catch and retain something; broader than intercept. | capture water | The trial measured how much water the screen captured. |
| 33 | adhere | To stick to a surface; formal or technical. | adhere to a fibre | Small drops adhered to a fibre in the close-up image. |
| 34 | coalesce | To join into a larger whole; formal verb. | droplets coalesce | Two tiny drops coalesced, and the larger drop began to move. |
| 35 | detach | To separate from something to which it was attached. | detach from the mesh | The larger drop detached from the mesh. |
| 36 | drain | To flow away, or allow liquid to flow away. | drain into a gutter | Water drained into the gutter instead of remaining on the screen. |
| 37 | channel | To direct a flow along a particular route; verb here. | channel water | The gutter channelled water towards the outlet. |
| 38 | accumulate | To build up over time; formal. | accumulate in a tank | By the time we returned, more water had accumulated in the container. |
| 39 | evaporate | To change from liquid into gas. | water evaporates | Some water could evaporate before reaching storage. |
| 40 | bypass | To pass around something instead of through it. | bypass the collector | Part of the airflow bypassed the collector. |
Make one chain using intercept, coalesce and drain. Do not replace all three with collect; the stages would disappear.
CHAPTER 5 OF 10
5. Storage and movement
The collecting surface is only one part of the system. Follow the water beyond the photograph of the net.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | reservoir | A place or structure where water is stored. | storage reservoir | The diagram linked the collector to a storage reservoir. |
| 42 | cistern | A tank used for storing water. | covered cistern | The maintenance plan included the covered cistern. |
| 43 | pipeline | A connected system of pipes for carrying a fluid. | distribution pipeline | The map traced the distribution pipeline towards the settlement. |
| 44 | valve | A device that controls fluid passage through a pipe or opening. | control valve | The labelled valve controlled flow into the branch pipe. |
| 45 | inlet | An opening through which something enters. | tank inlet | The drawing marked the tank inlet with an arrow. |
| 46 | outlet | An opening through which something leaves. | gutter outlet | A leaf caught near the outlet made the trickle change direction. |
| 47 | gravity | The force of attraction that gives objects weight near Earth. | gravity-driven flow | The model illustrated gravity-driven flow down the pipe. |
| 48 | gradient | The rate of change in height over distance; here, a slope. | pipe gradient | The class compared the pipe gradient on two sketches. |
| 49 | capacity | The maximum amount a container or system can hold or handle. | storage capacity | “The tank is half full; that is not its full capacity,” Salma reminded us. |
| 50 | overflow | Liquid that exceeds the space available, or its escape. | overflow channel | The plan included an overflow channel beside the tank. |
Stored volume describes what is present; flow rate describes movement over time. Keep those quantities separate.
CHAPTER 6 OF 10
6. Keeping a system usable
Maintenance words make an explanation practical. A system includes small joints and repeated checks, not only its most photogenic component.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | inspection | A careful examination of condition or performance. | routine inspection | The routine inspection found damage near the frame. |
| 52 | maintenance | Work needed to keep equipment in usable condition; uncountable. | regular maintenance | Regular maintenance appeared as a separate budget item. |
| 53 | leak | An unintended escape of fluid through a hole or gap. | repair a leak | A small leak had left a dark patch beneath the pipe joint. |
| 54 | blockage | An obstruction that prevents or restricts passage. | remove a blockage | The note described a blockage in the collection channel. |
| 55 | debris | Scattered unwanted material; normally uncountable. | accumulated debris | After the wind dropped, we could see debris caught along the lower edge. |
| 56 | corrosion | Gradual deterioration of material through chemical reactions. | signs of corrosion | The inspector photographed signs of corrosion on a metal fitting. |
| 57 | wear | Damage or deterioration from use or friction; noun here. | check for wear | The checklist asked the team to check for wear. |
| 58 | replacement | A new part or item taking the place of another. | replacement component | The records showed when the replacement component arrived. |
| 59 | downtime | A period when equipment is unavailable for use. | record downtime | The log included two days of downtime while a damaged part was replaced. |
| 60 | serviceable | In a condition suitable for its intended use. | serviceable equipment | The report distinguished serviceable equipment from parts awaiting repair. |
These are vocabulary examples, not instructions for constructing or operating a drinking-water installation.
CHAPTER 7 OF 10
7. Measurements that say what they mean
A number becomes useful when its unit, period and method are clear. Practise saying all three before comparing results.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | volume | The amount of three-dimensional space occupied; used for liquid quantity. | collected volume | The collected volume was written in litres. |
| 62 | flow rate | The amount of fluid passing a point per unit time. | measure flow rate | The exercise expressed flow rate in litres per minute. |
| 63 | yield | The amount obtained from a process over stated conditions or time. | daily water yield | The fictional log listed daily water yield for five days. |
| 64 | measurement | A determination of size, amount or another quantity. | repeat a measurement | We repeated the measurement using the same procedure. |
| 65 | interval | A period or gap between observations or events. | sampling interval | The sampling interval stayed the same throughout the exercise. |
| 66 | baseline | A starting reference against which change is assessed. | baseline record | The first month supplied a baseline record for later comparison. |
| 67 | average | A representative value; specify the calculation, such as the arithmetic mean. | daily average | The average looked reassuring until we noticed the three days with no collection. |
| 68 | variation | Differences or changes among observations. | day-to-day variation | The graph showed day-to-day variation in collected volume. |
| 69 | calibrate | To check or adjust an instrument against a reference. | calibrate an instrument | The lab note explained how the instrument was calibrated. |
| 70 | log | A systematic record; noun here. | observation log | Youssef’s observation log had weather notes in the margin and no mysterious blank dates. |
An average can conceal dry days or unusually productive days. Ask to see the observations behind it.
CHAPTER 8 OF 10
8. Claims, limits and uncertainty
The ability to qualify a claim is useful in science, work and ordinary conversation. It lets readers see exactly how far evidence reaches.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | evidence | Information supporting or challenging a claim; usually uncountable. | collect evidence | The class collected evidence before recommending a change. |
| 72 | variable | A factor that can take different values. | control a variable | The comparison failed to control the observation period as a variable. |
| 73 | comparable | Similar enough in relevant respects for a useful comparison. | comparable conditions | The two materials were tested under comparable conditions in the exercise. |
| 74 | uncertainty | The extent of doubt or limited precision in knowledge or measurement. | measurement uncertainty | The report acknowledged measurement uncertainty. |
| 75 | estimate | An approximate assessment or calculation. | preliminary estimate | The preliminary estimate changed after more records became available. |
| 76 | reliability | Consistency of performance or dependability over relevant conditions. | supply reliability | Supply reliability required more than one productive afternoon. |
| 77 | limitation | A condition that restricts what can be done or concluded. | state a limitation | The writer stated a limitation of the small trial. |
| 78 | attribute | To identify something as caused by or belonging to something else. | attribute a change to | We could not attribute the change to the mesh alone. |
| 79 | monitor | To observe and record something over time. | monitor performance | The exercise asked students to monitor performance across several periods. |
| 80 | verify | To check that something is accurate or supported. | verify a claim | The editor asked for a source to verify the claim. |
Replace “this proves it works everywhere” with a statement about the actual trial and its limits.
CHAPTER 9 OF 10
9. People and shared decisions
Infrastructure is used, maintained and discussed by people. The words here help explain responsibilities without reducing a community to a single voice.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | community | People connected by place, interests or relationships. | community discussion | The community discussion included several different priorities. |
| 82 | household | A person or group living together as a domestic unit. | household demand | The exercise compared household demand at different times. |
| 83 | demand | The amount wanted or required; specify what and when. | water demand | Water demand rose in the fictional planning scenario. |
| 84 | access | The ability or opportunity to obtain or use something. | access to water | The question concerned access to water as well as total collection. |
| 85 | distribution | The process or arrangement of supplying something to different places or users. | water distribution | The map showed collection separately from water distribution. |
| 86 | participation | Involvement in an activity or decision. | meaningful participation | The planner asked how meaningful participation would be recorded. |
| 87 | consultation | Seeking and considering views before a decision. | local consultation | At the consultation, one resident asked who would handle repairs after the first year. |
| 88 | responsibility | A duty or obligation attached to a role. | maintenance responsibility | “Whose responsibility is the damaged pipe?” was the first question at the meeting. |
| 89 | allocation | The assigning of a share or resource for a purpose. | resource allocation | The meeting compared two proposals for resource allocation. |
| 90 | affordability | Whether a cost can reasonably be paid by the people concerned. | long-term affordability | The class considered long-term affordability alongside installation costs. |
Participation describes involvement; it does not automatically mean that everyone agreed or had equal influence.
CHAPTER 10 OF 10
10. Explaining the proposal
These words turn observations into a readable recommendation. They are useful far beyond water projects.
| No. | Word or phrase | Meaning and usage | Useful collocation | Original example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | feasibility | Whether a proposal can realistically be carried out. | feasibility study | The feasibility study considered conditions, costs and upkeep. |
| 92 | trial | A limited test before a wider decision. | pilot trial | The pilot trial produced questions as well as data. |
| 93 | implementation | Putting a plan into effect; formal. | implementation plan | The implementation plan assigned tasks to named roles. |
| 94 | adaptation | An adjustment to changed or particular conditions. | local adaptation | The design required local adaptation rather than simple copying. |
| 95 | resilience | The ability to withstand or recover from disruption; specify the system. | system resilience | The scenario tested system resilience during an interruption. |
| 96 | trade-off | A choice involving a gain in one respect and a cost in another. | explain a trade-off | The speaker explained a trade-off between storage size and cost. |
| 97 | constraint | A factor that limits available choices. | budget constraint | The budget constraint ruled out one proposed expansion. |
| 98 | priority | Something given greater importance or earlier attention. | set a priority | The group made repairing the leak a priority before discussing expansion. |
| 99 | recommendation | Advice about a suitable course of action. | evidence-based recommendation | The recommendation called for a longer observation period. |
| 100 | clarify | To make a meaning or point easier to understand. | clarify the purpose | “Do you mean water collected today or water already in the tank?” she asked to clarify the figure. |
End a proposal with an action that follows from the evidence, rather than an adjective such as amazing.
A wet mesh and a modest claim: a worked field note
Imagine a class analysing a demonstration, with no one claiming its water is suitable for drinking. The note says: “The net made water. We got more today, so the new material is better.” It sounds cheerful. It also skips nearly everything a reader needs.
First repair the physical description: “Wind carried fog droplets towards the mesh. Some droplets struck the fibres, joined into larger drops and drained into the gutter.” The verbs now distinguish arrival, capture, growth and movement. The mesh collects water already present as liquid droplets; it does not manufacture water from nothing.
Next repair the comparison. Suppose a fictional collector gathers 12 litres on one day and 18 on the next, with the same collecting area. The difference is 6 litres. That supports “the recorded daily volume increased”. It does not isolate the cause: fog duration, droplet conditions, wind or maintenance could differ.
A useful revised note is: “The collector gathered 18 litres during the second observation day, compared with 12 during the first. The collecting area was unchanged. We need comparable weather records and repeated observations before attributing the difference to the material.” Precision has made the claim smaller and more informative.
Try this illustrative exchange. Visitor: “Does the bigger total prove the new net works better?” Recorder: “Not by itself. We changed the material, but the weather also changed.” Visitor: “What should we compare?” Recorder: “Collections made under comparable conditions, with the same area and observation period.”
Diagnostic breakpoint: if you can explain this in familiar words but cannot say attribute the difference to, practise the phrase. If you still think one larger total proves a cause, revisit the comparison itself. Adding a longer English word cannot repair a missing piece of reasoning.
A water story includes work, place and choice
UNFCCC’s account foregrounds women’s involvement in the Moroccan project. That makes participation and responsibility useful vocabulary, but it does not license a sweeping story about all Moroccan women. Ask whose work is described, where, and in which source. A named project is evidence of that project.
Fog harvesting depends on suitable local conditions. A dry landscape is not enough; the availability of wind-driven fog matters. The Climate Technology Centre and Network overview describes collection, gutters, conveyance and storage. Treat a diagram as a chain with several possible interruptions, not as a promise that every hillside can supply water.
There is also a language trap in “clean”. A transparent sample can still require assessment for its intended use. This lesson teaches how to ask about monitoring and treatment; it is not a drinking-water test or a construction manual. A responsible explanation separates collected water, assessed water and a service delivered to users.
English can help a learner explain a local project to an international audience while retaining the precision of their other languages. The eduKate English Tuition | Morocco guide begins with actual learning history and current class materials. Apply that approach here: choose a weather description, a process explanation or a comparison that fits the learner’s present task.
Practise, retrieve and check
Cover the relevant chapters before answering. A short accurate sentence is a stronger starting point than a long sentence assembled from half-understood terminology.
1. Choose the state: the tiny visible particles in fog are gas or liquid?
Check your reasoning
Liquid droplets. Water vapour is the gaseous form and is invisible; the distinction matters when explaining capture.
2. Complete the sequence: intercept → coalesce → _____.
Check your reasoning
Drain is a suitable final verb: captured droplets join into larger drops, and collected water moves away. Detach can describe the step before falling.
3. Why is “the mesh filters all the water vapour” misleading?
Check your reasoning
It confuses gaseous vapour with liquid fog droplets and makes an unsupported claim of complete capture. Say that the mesh intercepts some droplets carried by the air.
4. A fictional 2-square-metre screen collects 10 litres in one day. What is the collection per unit area?
Check your reasoning
5 litres per square metre for that day: 10 divided by 2. This is an exercise result, not a Moroccan project yield.
5. A tank contains 60 litres at noon. Can you infer today’s collection?
Check your reasoning
No. You also need relevant starting storage, inflows and outflows, and any losses. Storage is not the same quantity as newly collected water.
6. Repair: “One village liked it, therefore every community wants it.”
Check your reasoning
One community’s reported view cannot establish everyone’s preference. Specify the community and evidence, then ask about other users and circumstances.
7. Write a maintenance request using leak and inspect.
Check your reasoning
Possible answer: “Please inspect the joint near the storage tank; we observed a leak there this morning.” It gives an action and a location.
8. Give a cautious recommendation after two uneven observation days.
Check your reasoning
Possible answer: “Continue the trial and record weather conditions before comparing the materials.” The recommendation matches the limited evidence.
From a labelled diagram to a useful conversation
For a beginner, draw four boxes: fog, mesh, gutter, tank. Say one complete sentence for each connection. Keep the page closed for the second attempt. When a connection disappears from memory, restore that link before adding valves, demand or uncertainty.
For an intermediate learner, give a partner two invented daily records. Ask them to compare volumes, identify a missing variable and propose one further observation. Swap roles. A follow-up question makes the speaking task less predictable than reciting a polished paragraph.
For a confident writer, produce a 150-word project explanation for readers who have never seen a collector. Include the mechanism, one limitation and one question about service delivery. Then replace three vague words such as “thing”, “good” and “more” with specific nouns or measures.
Parents can ask, “Where did that drop come from?” and allow thinking time. Teachers can separate errors of meaning, collocation and inference in their feedback. A student who says “higher volume” correctly may still need help deciding whether the comparison is fair.
Return to a small selection on another day and change the situation: a pipe leaks, the observation period is shorter, or demand rises. Successful transfer means adjusting the explanation, not repeating yesterday’s answer regardless of the new information.
Frequently asked questions
Is fog harvesting the same as making rain?
No. This kind of collector intercepts droplets already suspended in fog. It does not make a cloud release rain.
Does condensation happen on every fog net?
Condensation is a gas-to-liquid change. The central mechanism taught here is capturing existing droplets, their joining and drainage. Do not use condensation as a replacement for every stage.
Is fog harvesting useful everywhere in Morocco?
No such claim is made here. The regional example helps explain a technology whose suitability depends on local fog, terrain, infrastructure and needs.
Are these Moroccan-language words?
The numbered list teaches English. Local place and organisation names retain their own identities; the list is not presented as an Arabic or Amazigh vocabulary course.
Does a clear sample prove that it is drinkable?
No. Appearance alone does not establish suitability for drinking. Ask about the relevant assessment and management of the supply.
How many words should I study at once?
Start with a small chapter or even four connected terms. Increase the set when you can explain the relationships independently and respond to a changed example.
Sources and further reading
Sources checked on 23 October 2026. Definitions and teaching examples are written for this guide; the links below provide language, technical and cultural reference points.
UNFCCC: women-led fog harvesting in Morocco — Project context and the collection approach; historical project figures are not treated as current totals.
CTCN: fog harvesting — Technical overview of site conditions, collection and the conveyance system.
Saha and colleagues: droplet detachment research — Primary research on deposited droplets, coalescence and detachment; the classroom examples are independent illustrations.
Cambridge Dictionary: coalesce — The formal verb for coming together; definitions here are original teaching paraphrases.
Organisation of American States: fog harvesting — An additional technical account of collecting liquid fog droplets.
Your next route: explain one connection without the table
Pick the two terms you confused most often. Write a contrast, give a new example and explain it aloud without looking. Then use the eduKate vocabulary hub to extend the same habit to another subject.
For a learning sequence that connects meaning, context and independent use, read First Principles of Vocabulary. Keep the goal concrete: a listener should be able to follow the drop and understand what your evidence does—and does not—show.