Effect and React

Effect

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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

React verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).

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Effect and react are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a verb "React".

ability	effect ability	react ability
point	effect point	react point
control	effect control	react control
way	effect way	react way
Other words: nothing, ship, times.

To a certain degree, where you fall on any of these don't effect whether you're a hero or a villain since that will be more up to the player, but it will effect how NPCs react to you.

Source: Video Game / City of Titans
He wanted his actresses to react and not to act so as to give the film a raw effect and for it to have a huge emotional impact on the audience.

Source: Film / Blue Is the Warmest Color
The victims not only lose their vampiric traits, but also react with deadly allergy to any physical contact with a normal vampire (it's implied this effect will pass with time).

Source: Can't Have Sex, Ever

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