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All these words listed below don't exist. Next to them are the alternative words to use
1) Indigene - native.
There is no such word as indigene. You might find this word in some dictionaries but u can not find it in trusted dictionaries such as oxford, cambridge, longman...The word native should be used in its place.
Eg: Victor is an indigene of Abia (wrong)
Victor is a native of Abia (correct)

2) Disvirgin - deflower.
You can not even find this one in any dictionary
Eg: The girl has been disvirgined (wrong)
The girl has been deflowered (right)

3) Praticalize- pratice
You can also see this one in some dictionaries but not in trusted ones like the ones I mentioned earlier
Eg: I want you to praticalize this at home(wrong)
I want you to pratice this at home(right)

4) Cattle rearer - herder
There is no such word as cattle rearer or rearer. herder is the right word
Eg: Ugochukwu's father is a cattle rearer(wrong)
Ugochukwu's father is a herder(right)

*I am tired of typing* Other words are listed briefly below:
installmentally: Say I will pay in installments cos there is no word like installmentally
mannerless: Say she lacks manners cos there is no word like mannerless
opportuned: You can not say i was opportuned to meet him. Say it was an opportune moment to meet him
Convocate - convoke: Do not say convocate, say convoke. No such word as convocate
Gist (verb) - Chitchat: Gist can not take verb form so no words like gisted and gisting
Cunny - cunning: no such word as cunny, use cunning
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I noticed it too

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