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Vial vs. Vile
Vial
/ˈvaɪəl/Examples:
She carefully poured the potion into a small vial.The lab tech labeled each vial with a unique barcode.His ancestor's vial still sat on the mantel, untouched.
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Vile
/vaɪl/Examples:
The villain's plan was as vile as it was cunning.A vile odor emanated from the abandoned building.The movie depicted a truly vile character wreaking havoc.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Vial has the letters a and l together, think of the a for ampoule.
- Vile ends with e, similar to the word evil, so remember it deals with something unpleasant.
- Vial is a small container, usually for liquids, used in science or medicine.
- Vile refers to something disgusting or morally bad.
- Associate vial with visuals of laboratories or potions.
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