✅ Belief is the best word to refer to an acceptance that something is right or true, without immediate proof (They had complete belief in his story).

✅ Certainty is the best word to refer to a strong internal conviction that something is right or true, also without necessarily needing proof (In his mind, it was a certainty that the earth is flat).

✅ Belief is a more general word, whereas certainty implies a stronger conviction (a belief in the goodness of people; It’s a certainty that I annoy her).

✅ That doesn’t mean that a certainty is necessarily more likely to be true than belief. The difference between the two words comes down to a lack of doubt: certainty suggests that there’s no doubt in your mind at all, whereas belief is slightly more neutral.

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✅ Appeal means to ask for help or support in a cause, generally on the grounds of justice or reason (make an appeal for money to fix the roof).

✅ Entreat means to plead with someone, and often suggests that you’re relying on their sympathy or better nature (He entreated the kidnappers to let him go).

✅ Appeal can suggest a formal request or a request put forward by a group. It’s also often used in legal contexts (appeal the conviction).

✅ Entreat is a formal word, but isn’t generally used in political or legal contexts in the same way that appeal is. Entreat also carries a sense of urgency that appeal usually does not (entreat her to help before it was too late).

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✅ Example can refer to a person who, because of how they behave or what they’ve achieved, is considered worth imitating or copying in some way. It can also refer to things (She was a fine example for her classmates; This lamp is a good example of the style we are looking for).

✅ Model is the best word for someone or something to copy exactly (an artist’s model; a scale model of the new office building).

✅ When example and model refer to behavior that should be copied, model suggests something more specific and exact than example (His friend provided a model of proper etiquette at the party; That golfer was an example of what might happen when you don’t prepare for an event).

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