Effect and Prospect

Effect

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Prospect and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prospect" instead a noun "Effect".

Prospect noun - All that can be seen from a certain point.

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Effect and prospect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Prospect".

desired	desired effect	desired prospect
good	good effect	good prospect
nice	nice effect	nice prospect
better	better effect	better prospect
Other adjectives: similar, obvious, nasty, real, great, little, interesting, lethal, terrifying.

This has the effect of making removing the ring a fatal prospect in most cases.

Source: Western Animation / Green Lantern: The Animated Series
He frequently deals out such nasty hits that one foe literally ran away from him at the prospect of pummeling him over and over again to no effect while attempting to dodge his Reiken (Spirit Sword) for another thirty minutes.

Source: Manga / YuYu Hakusho
He's promptly hit with a lightning bolt in retaliation, but the only effect it has on his ceramic self is melting his armor, prompting Dorfl to respond "I Don't Call That Much Of An Argument." Commander Vimes is amused at the prospect of the gods having to deal with a lightning-proof atheist.

Source: Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?

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