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| air | what we breathe |
| err | make a mistake |
| heir | one who inherits something |
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| accept | to agree; to receive |
| except | but, with the exception of |
| |
| ascent (noun) | movement upward |
| assent | enthusiastic agreement; to agree |
| consent | agreement |
| |
| ad | advertisement |
| add | to perform addition |
| ades | fruit drinks |
| aides | people who help; assistants |
| AIDS | acronym for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| aids | helps, assists |
| |
| adverse | unfortunate; strongly opposed |
| averse | having repugnance (refers to people) |
| |
| advice (noun) | recommendation |
| advise (verb) | the act of giving a recommendation |
| |
| affect | verb affect when you mean to influence rather than to cause. |
| effect | Use effect when you mean result. |
| |
| ail | to be ill; to cause pain or distress |
| ale | malt beverage more bitter than beer |
| |
| aisle | passageway |
| I'll | contraction for I will |
| Isle | a small island |
| |
| all | entire, everything |
| awl | a tool |
| |
| allowed | gave permission to |
| aloud | aid out loud; spoken |
| |
| all ready | means all are ready |
| already | refers to time |
| |
| all together | refers to a group; all of us or all of them together |
| altogether | entirely |
| |
| altar | pedestal, usually religious |
| alter | to modify |
| |
| allude | to refer indirectly |
| elude | avoid capture |
| illude | mislead |
| |
| allusion | an indirect mention of something |
| illusion | false perception |
| |
| ambiguous | to have more than one meaning |
| ambivalent | to have mixed feelings |
| |
| amicable | friendly (refers to things, not people) |
| amiable | friendly (refers to people) |
| |
| among | involves three or more |
| between | involves just two |
| |
| amount | used for things not countable |
| number | used for things that can be counted |
| |
| ant | a bug |
| aunt | the sister of a parent |
| ante | a bet placed before playing |
| auntie | affectionate term for a parent?s sister |
| |
| anxious | to have anxiety or worry |
| eager | excited |
| |
| any more | something additional or further |
| anymore | any longer, nowadays |
| |
| appraise | to put a value on something |
| apprise | to notify |
| |
| arc | arch, crescent, half moon |
| ark | a vessel or a refuge |
| |
| assistance | help |
| assistants | people who help |
| |
| assumption | an idea not based on evidence |
| presumption | an idea based on evidence |
| |
| assure | to promise or say with confidence |
| ensure | to make sure something will/won't happen |
| insure | to issue an insurance policy |
| |
| ate | past tense of eat |
| eight | the number after seven |
| |
| aural | having to do with hearing |
| oral | having to do with the mouth |
| |
| awed | in a state of amazement |
| odd | unusual; opposite of even when referring to numbers |
| |
| bald | having no hair |
| bawled | cried |
| |
| brake | stop |
| break | separate into pieces |
| |
| ball | a sphere |
| bawl | to cry or wail loudly |
| |
| band | a group, sometimes a group of musicians |
| banned | forbidden |
| |
| bare | naked, unconcealed, plain |
| bear | the animal |
| |
| base | the bottom; vulgar |
| bass | low vocal or instrumental range |
| |
| based | be dependent or supported |
| baste | to moisten; to criticize or lash out at |
| |
| bases | headquarters |
| basis | foundation |
| |
| be | to exist or live |
| bee | insect |
| |
| beach | sandy area with water |
| beech | type of tree with smooth, gray bark |
| |
| beat | to strike violently |
| beet | defeat |
| |
| beau | boyfriend |
| bough | branch of a tree |
| bow | part of a set with arrows |
| bow | boat front, a male's form of curtsy |
| |
| because vs. since | Because and since can be used almost interchangeably although because always indicates cause and effect and since is used for a relationship or time. |
| |
| Been | form of be used with has or have |
| Bin | container |
| |
| Bell | chime or alarm |
| Belle | beautiful or charming woman |
| |
| Berth | a boat dock |
| Birth | being born |
| |
| Better | of higher quality |
| Bettor | someone who places bets |
| |
| Biannual | twice a year |
| Biennial | every two years |
| Semiannual | twice a year |
| |
| Bite | to use one?s teeth to tear food |
| Byte | computer term for eight bits of information |
| |
| Billed | charged a fee |
| Build | construct |
| |
| blew | past tense of blow |
| blue | the color |
| |
| bloc | a group united for a particular purpose |
| block | city street |
| |
| boar | male pig |
| bore | someone or something not interesting |
| |
| board | piece of wood |
| bored | uninterested |
| |
| boarder | someone who pays for room and food |
| border | perimeter; boundary |
| |
| bode | predict |
| bowed | bent |
| |
| bold | daring |
| bowled | to have gone bowling |
| |
| bolder | more daring |
| boulder | a large rock |
| |
| boos | sounds made by disapproving audience |
| booze | alcohol |
| |
| boy | male child |
| buoy | a naval beacon or marker |
| |
| bread | a food |
| bred | past tense of breed |
| |
| brewed | fermented |
| brood | mull over |
| |
| brews | ferments |
| bruise | a black-and-blue mark |
| |
| bridal | relating to brides |
| bridle | a harness |
| |
| bring | you bring something towards |
| take | you take something away |
| |
| broach | to raise a topic |
| brooch | a bauble |
| |
| brows | the hairs in the arch above the eyes |
| browse | search for, peruse |
| |
| but | except |
| butt | bottom; joke object; to ram |
| |
| buy | purchase, acquire |
| by | near, next to |
| bye | short for goodbye |
| |
|
cache | hidden stash |
| cash | money |
| |
| calendar | chart of days and months |
| colander | sieve to drain off liquids |
| |
| can | able to |
| may | permission to |
| |
| cannon | large, mounted gun |
| canon | rule, commandment |
| |
| canvas | to poll; a poll |
| awning cloth, tarp | |
| canvass | |
| |
| capital | statehouse |
| assets; essential; main city | |
| capitol | |
| |
| carat | unit of weight in gemstones |
| caret | a proofreading mark to show insertion |
| carrot | edible root |
| karat | a unit for measuring the fineness of gold |
| |
| cast | group of actors; to throw |
| caste | a social class, a rigid system of social distinctions |
| |
| cay | a small, low island |
| key | a small, low island; |
| quay | wharf, dock, pier |
| |
| cede | to surrender |
| seed | reproductive germ |
| |
| cell | prison room; basic structural unit of an organism |
| sell | to exchange for money |
| |
| censor | disallow; person who disallows |
| censure | to disapprove of; criticize strongly |
| sensor | a device that measures heat, light, etc. |
| |
| cent | a penny |
| scent | a smell, aroma |
| sent | transmitted |
| |
| cereal | breakfast food |
| serial | a series or array |
| |
| chance | accident |
| chants | chorus, melody |
| |
| chased | went after |
| chaste | pure, virginal |
| |
| chews | how one eats food with teeth |
| choose | to pick |
| |
| childish | immature |
| childlike | innocent |
| |
| Chile | a country in South America |
| Chili | a type of pepper; a dish with peppers in it |
| Chilly | cold, brisk |
| |
| Choral | having to do with a chorus or a choir |
| Chorale | a hymn; a group of singers specializing in church music |
| Coral | material that makes up reefs; orange color |
| Corral | a horse pen; to confine |
| |
| chord | three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously |
| cord | a rope or strand of flexible material |
| cored | removed the center of something |
| |
| chute | an inclined shaft |
| shoot | to discharge from a weapon; a stem |
| |
| cite | to assert; to quote from; to subpoena |
| sight | vision, the power to see |
| site | a location or position |
| |
| classic | important; fundamental |
| classical | having to do with Greek or Roman antiquity |
| |
| clause | in grammar, a group of words containing a subject and verb |
| claws | a contract |
| |
| click | a sound |
| clique | a group |
| |
| climactic | having to do with the climax |
| climatic | having to do with the climate |
| |
| close | to shut |
| clothes | apparel |
| |
| coarse | rough, lacking in fineness of texture |
| course | a class; a path |
| |
| colonel | an officer in the military |
| kernel | a seed |
| |
| complement | completing part of an order |
| compliment | praise |
| |
| confidant | someone confided in |
| confident | certain, sure |
| |
| connote | to suggest, imply |
| denote | to be a sign of |
| |
| core | center or crucial part |
| corps | trained group |
| corpse | dead body |
| |
| cosign | to sign along with |
| cosine | a trigonometry term |
| |
| council | a group of people meeting for a purpose |
| counsel | advise; advice, an attorney |
| |
| creak | a sound |
| creek | a stream |
| |
| crews | many groups |
| cruise | a trip or vacation by sea |
| |
| criteria | plural of criterion |
| criterion | a standard for evaluating or testing something |
| |
| cue | a hint; a stimulus |
| queue | a line of people waiting |
| |
| currant | type of small berry |
| current | up to date |
| |
| curser | someone who swears or wishes misfortune on another |
| cursor | a blinking symbol indicating position on a computer screen |
| |
|
dam | a barrier obstructing the flow of liquid |
| damn | a swear word or curse |
| |
| dammed | blocked from flowing |
| damned | doomed |
| |
| days | twenty-four-hour periods of time |
| daze | to stun or overwhelm |
| |
| dear | affectionate term |
| deer | the animal |
| |
| desert | a desolate area; to abandon |
| dessert | extra s for sugary treat |
| |
| desperate | lost all hope, in despair |
| disparate | entirely dissimilar |
| |
| dew | condensation in the morning |
| do | to take action |
| due | owed by a certain date |
| |
| die | to cease to live; the singular of dice |
| dye | to stain or color using an agent |
| |
| discreet | careful, confidential |
| discrete | individual, distinct |
| |
| discussed | talked over |
| disgust | repulsion |
| |
| does | female deer |
| does | a form of to do |
| |
| doughs | unbaked loaves of bread |
| doze | to sleep |
| |
| dual | two-fold |
| duel | fight |
| |
|
elicit | evoke, extract, draw out |
| illicit | illegal |
| |
| elusive | difficult to describe, evasive |
| illusive | plausible or possible; deceptive |
| |
| emigrate | to exit one country in order to live in another country |
| immigrate | to enter a new country to live |
| |
| empathy | understand another's feelings |
| sympathy | to feel compassion or sadness for another |
| |
| epic | saga |
| epoch | a period of time, an age |
| |
| every day | each day |
| everyday | ordinary |
| |
|
facts | objective data |
| fax | short for facsimile; technology that sends images by phone |
| |
| faint | to go unconscious |
| feint | pretense |
| |
| fair (adjective, noun) | impartial; an exhibition |
| fare | payment or expense for travel |
| |
| fairy | imaginary being possessing magical powers |
| ferry | type of boat |
| |
| farther | refers to physical distance only |
| further | to a greater extent |
| |
| faux | fake, imitation |
| foe | enemy, opponent |
| |
| faze | to perturb or fluster |
| phase | a period or situation |
| |
| feat | an extraordinary act or accomplishment |
| feet | twelve-inch increments; appendages at end of legs |
| |
| feted | "celebrated, honored noxious, gross " |
| fetid | |
| |
| find | discover |
| fined | penalized |
| |
| fir | type of tree |
| fur | hairy coat of an animal |
| |
| flair | style |
| flare | erupt |
| |
| flea | insect |
| flee | to run away |
| |
| flew | past tense of fly, to have moved through the air with wings |
| flu | a virus |
| flue | part of a chimney |
| floe | sheet of floating ice |
| flow | pour, proceed, spew |
| |
| flour | grain |
| flower | the bloom of a plant |
| |
| for | preposition |
| fore | ahead |
| four | the number after three |
| |
| forego | to go in front of, precede |
| forgo | to do without |
| foreword | introduction to a book written by someone other than the |
| forward | opposite of backward |
| |
| fort | a military fortification |
| forte | someone?s strong point, talent |
| |
| forth | forward |
| fourth | number after third |
| |
| foul | offensive, disgusting |
| fowl | certain birds |
| |
| frees | releases |
| freeze | to make cold |
| frieze | a decorative band on the wall |
| |
|
gait | a manner of walking or stepping, stride |
| gate | barrier |
| |
| gilt | gold-covered |
| guilt | blame |
| |
| gored | stabbed with a horn or tusk |
| gourd | hard-shelled fruit |
| |
| gorilla | largest of the apes |
| guerrilla | soldier using surprise raids; irregular tactics |
| |
| graft | attach; acquisition of money dishonestly |
| graphed | diagrammed |
| |
| grate | a cover or partition of parallel or crossed bars |
| great | excellent |
| |
| grill | method of cooking; barbecuing |
| grille | an openwork barrier for a gate |
| |
| groan | a low, mournful sound of pain or grief |
| grown | to have increased in size |
| |
| guessed | conjectured, offered an opinion |
| guest | company, honoree |
| |
| guise | appearance or assumed appearance |
| guys | men |
| |
|
hair | what grows on one?s head and body |
| hare | rabbit |
| |
| hall | passageway or large room |
| haul | to pull, drag, or lower |
| |
| halve | divide into two |
| have | to possess |
| |
| hangar | shed or shelter for housing airplanes |
| hanger | something to hang a garment on in the closet |
| |
| haut/haute | high-class, fancy as in haute couture |
| hoe | flat-bladed gardening tool |
| |
| hay | dried grass |
| hey | interjection used to call attention |
| |
| heal | to alleviate or cure |
| heel | back part of the foot; scoundrel |
| |
| hear | to listen |
| here | in this spot |
| |
| heard | listened |
| herd | a flock of animals |
| |
| heroin | a narcotic derived from morphine |
| heroine | female admired for courage or ability |
| |
| hi | a greeting, informal for hello |
| high | elevated |
| |
| higher | more elevated |
| hire | to pay for services |
| |
| him | pronoun referring to male person or animal |
| hymn | song in praise of religious deity |
| |
| hoard | stockpile, amass |
| horde | a large group, crowd |
| |
| hoarse | cracked voice |
| horse | animal |
| |
| hoes | flat-bladed gardening tools |
| hose | a flexible tube for conveying liquid |
| |
| hole | an opening |
| whole | entire, complete |
| |
| holy | religious |
| wholly | entirely, completely |
| |
| hostel | boarding house or inexpensive lodging |
| hostile | antagonistic |
| |
| hour | sixty minutes |
| our | possessive pronoun |
| |
| idle | not active; unemployed |
|
idol | someone admired |
| idyll or idyl | interlude, breathing space; romance, fairy tale |
| |
| imply | to indicate without being explicit |
| infer | to conclude from evidence |
| |
| in | preposition; inside |
| inn | small hotel |
| |
| inc. | abbreviation for incorporated |
| ink | fluid in pens |
| |
| incredible | to be without guilt |
| innocents | people who are without guilt |
| |
|
knew | past tense of know, to have understood |
| new | opposite of old |
| |
| knight | a soldier in the Middle Ages |
| night | period between sunset and sunrise |
| |
| knot | interlacing of cord or rope |
| not | used to express negation |
| |
| know | understand, comprehend |
| no | a negative to express dissent |
| |
| knows | understands |
| nose | part of the body one smells with |
| |
|
lacks | is deficient in |
| lax | slack, easy-going |
| |
| ladder | the thing with rungs that you climb |
| latter | the second of two |
| |
| lain | past participle of lie as in lie down |
| lane | narrow road or passage |
| |
| Lead | a metal element |
| led | guided, past tense of to lead |
| |
| leak | unintended discharge of liquid or gas |
| leek | type of onion |
| |
| lean | to incline |
| lien | a claim on property to secure debt payment |
| |
| leased | rented |
| least | smallest in size or amount |
| |
| lessen | to make less |
| lesson | a unit to be learned or studied |
| |
| lie | a falsehood; present tense of lie down |
| lye | a caustic substance |
| |
| lightening | to make lighter |
| lightning | a brilliant electric spark in the sky |
| |
| loan | something lent for temporary use |
| lone | only, solitary |
| |
| loose | opposite of tightV |
| lose | opposite of win; misplace |
| |
|
Mach | ratio with the speed of sound |
| mock | artificial; ridicule |
| |
| made | created |
| maid | cleaning lady |
| |
| mail | correspondence |
| male | masculine; opposite of female |
| |
| main | primary, chief, leading |
| mane | long hair on the back of a horse or lion |
| |
| maize | corn |
| maze | labyrinth |
| |
| mall | plaza, focal point |
| maul | abuse, claw |
| |
| manner | behavior |
| manor | palatial residence |
| |
| marquee | canopy, shelter; projection over a theater entrance |
| marquis | aristocrat, nobleman |
| |
| marry | to wed |
| merry | cheerful |
| |
| marshal | assemble; a judge |
| martial | militant, aggressive |
| |
| meat | animal flesh used for food |
| meet (verb, noun) | to connect, touch; an event |
| mete | administer, allot |
| |
| medal | decoration, badge |
| meddle | to interfere unwontedly |
| metal | earth element |
| mettle | boldness |
| |
| mind (noun, verb) | intelligence; obey |
| mined | excavated to extract ores |
| |
| miner | one who excavates to extract ores |
| minor | someone under legal age; small |
| |
| missed | failed to hit |
| mist | fog, fine spray |
| |
| moan | lament; sound of suffering |
| mown | cut grass |
| |
| mode | method, manner |
| mowed | to have cut grass |
| |
| mood | an emotional state |
| mooed | the sound a cow made |
| |
| moose | an animal |
| mousse | type of dessert |
| |
| morning | start of the day, between night and afternoon |
| mourning | sorrow over someone's death |
| |
| muscle | fibrous tissue |
| mussel | edible marine bivalve |
| |
| mustard | yellow condiment |
| mustered | assembled, gathered |
| |
|
naval | pertaining to ships |
| navel | belly button, umbilicus |
| |
| none | not one, not any |
| nun | female member of a religious order |
| |
|
oar | a blade for rowing |
| or | conjunction |
| ore | metal-bearing mineral or rock |
| |
| one | single unit |
| won | past tense of win |
| |
| ordinance | a law |
| ordnance | military weapons and ammunition |
| |
| overdo | to do to excess |
| overdue | past due |
| |
|
packed | past tense of pack |
| pact | an agreement or treaty |
| |
| pail | bucket |
| pale | lacking color |
| |
| pain | physical or emotional suffering |
| pane | a plate of glass or panel |
| |
| pair | two of something |
| pare | to remove or peel |
| pear | type of fruit |
| |
| palate | roof of the mouth; taste |
| pallet | a low, portable platform |
| palette | a range of colors; a board to hold and mix colors |
| |
| passed | past tense of pass |
| past | the time before the present |
| |
| patience | willingness to wait |
| patients | people under medical care |
| |
| pause | a temporary stop |
| paws | animal feet |
| |
| peace | calm |
| piece | a portion of something |
| |
| peak | top of a mountain |
| peek | glance furtively |
| pique | to wound someone's pride or to excite interest |
| |
| pealed | rang bells |
| peeled | removed a layer |
| |
| pedal | foot-operated lever |
| peddle | to sell, hawk, or dispense |
| |
| peer | person who is an equal |
| pier | a structure extending out over water |
| |
| perpetrate | to commit, as in a crime |
| perpetuate | to prolong or sustain |
| |
| pi | 3.1416, the ratio of the circumference of a circle |
| pie | baked food filled with fruit or meat |
| |
| pistil | female organ of a flower |
| pistol | type of gun |
| |
| plain | not fancy; evident; simple; treeless area of land |
| plane | a flat or level surface; short for airplane |
| |
| pleas | cries for help; appeals |
| please | a polite word; to satisfy |
| |
| plum | a type of fruit |
| plumb | perpendicular |
| |
| pole | a long, cylindrical piece of wood or metal |
| poll | a collection of opinions; survey |
| |
| pore | small hole |
| pour | to send liquid flowing |
| |
| praise | express approval |
| prays | makes requests to God |
| preys | hunts for food; victimizes |
| |
| precedence | priority |
| precedents | examples, criteria |
| presidents | chief executives |
| presence | appearance, being present |
| presents (noun, verb) | gifts; offers |
| |
| pries | looks closely; wedges open |
| prize | award or reward |
| principal | head of school; chief; of first importance |
| principle | fundamental belief |
| |
| profit | gain |
| prophet | predictor, seer |
| |
| pros | professionals, experts |
| prose | literature |
| |
|
quarts | units of liquid measure (four quarts to a gallon) |
| quartz | a mineral |
| |
|
rain | water that falls in drops from the sky |
| reign | rule, administration |
| rein | bit, harness |
| |
| raise | lift up |
| raze | flatten, tear down completely |
| |
| rap (noun, verb) | a type of music; to strike sharply |
| wrap | to enclose in a covering |
| rapped | struck sharply fascinated |
| rapt | enclosed in a covering |
| wrapped | |
| |
| read | present and past tenses of to comprehend writing |
| red | a color |
| |
| real | actual, authentic |
| reel | stumble, falter |
| |
| recede | to move back, withdraw |
| reseed | to seed again |
| |
| reek | to smell bad |
| wreak | to cause trouble wreak havoc |
| |
| rest | relax |
| wrest | take from |
| |
| retch | vomit |
| wretch | lowly being, scoundrel |
| |
| review | survey |
| revue | a satirical show |
| |
| right | correct; opposite of left |
| rite | ritual, ceremony |
| write | to compose letters or words |
| |
| ring | sound of a bell; jewelry worn around a finger |
| wring | to twist |
| |
| road | street, path, highway |
| rode | past tense of ride |
| rowed | past tense of row |
| |
| roe | fish eggs |
| row | aisle |
| |
| role | part in a play or film |
| roll | a bun; to rotate |
| |
| roomer | one who rents a room |
| rumor | innuendo, gossip |
| |
| root | base of a plant |
| rout | defeat |
| route | path |
| |
| rot | decay, decompose |
| wrought | accomplished |
| rote | by memory, formula |
| wrote | past tense of write |
| |
| rude | impolite, unmannerly |
| rued | regretted, repented |
| |
| rye | seed from a grain |
| wry | mocking, ironic, droll |
| |
|
sacks | large bags |
| sax | saxophone |
| |
| saver | one who saves |
| savor | to appreciate a taste |
| |
| scene | a view, a setting |
| seen | to have viewed with eyes |
| |
| sea | a body of salt water |
| see | to view with eyes |
| |
| seam | line formed by pieces of fabric sewn together |
| seem | appear |
| |
| sear | scorch, burn, or char |
| seer | one who sees (as in the future) |
| sere | withered, dry |
| |
| seas | bodies of salt water |
| sees | views with eyes |
| seize | to grab hold of |
| |
| serf | slave |
| surf | breaking waves; to ride a surfboard |
| |
| set | one sets a thing |
| sit | one sits oneself |
| |
| sew | to stitch |
| so | in the manner indicated |
| sow | to scatter or plant seed |
| |
| sewer | a conduit for carrying off waste |
| suer | one who sues |
| |
| shear | to cut |
| sheer | transparent |
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| shoe | foot attire |
| shoo | interjection used to scare away an animal |
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| sic | a Latin term used to indicate that something written is intentionally |
| sick | ill |
| sics | attacks |
| six | a number |
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| sign | an indication |
| sine | a trigonometry term |
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| sink | to submerge; where you wash utensils |
| synch or sync | to synchronize, to coincide or match up |
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| slay | kill |
| sleigh | snow vehicle, sled |
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| sleight | cunning, skill |
| slight | slender, of little substance |
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| slew | past tense of slay |
| slough | swamp |
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| soar | to fly at great height |
| sore | in pain |
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| soared | flew at great height |
| sword | a bladed weapon |
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| sole | bottom of foot; lone |
| soul | the spiritual part of humans |
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| some | a certain unspecified number |
| sum | the total from adding numbers |
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| son | male offspring |
| sun | star that is the central body of the solar system |
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| sonny | diminutive of son |
| sunny | lit or warmed by the sun; cheerful |
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| spade | digging tool |
| spayed | to have removed the ovaries of an animal |
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| staid | solemn, serious |
| stayed | remained, waited |
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| stair | step |
| stare | to look without blinking |
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| stake | a pole |
| steak | cut of meat |
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| stationary | in one place |
| stationery | writing paper |
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| steal | rob |
| steel | iron alloy; determined |
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| step (verb, noun) | moving by lifting the foot; degree |
| steppe | vast grasslands |
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| stile | turnstile, passageway |
| style | fashion |
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| straight | not curved or bent |
| strait | narrow passage of water connecting two bodies of water |
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| succor | relief, assistance |
| sucker | fool |
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| suede | leather finished with a soft, napped surface |
| swayed | past tense of sway; persuaded |
| suite | a connected series of rooms |
| sweet | opposite of sour |
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| summary | an abstract or brief account |
| summery | of the summer |
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| sundae | ice cream with syrup |
| Sunday | day of the week |
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tacks | short nails |
| tax | percent of earnings paid to the government |
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| tail | hindmost animal appendage |
| tale | story |
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| tare | allowance for the weight of packaging |
| tear (verb) | rip, pull apart |
| tear (noun) | salt water coming from eyes when sad |
| tier | row or layer |
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| taught | past tense of teach |
| taut | tightly stretched |
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| tea | a beverage |
| tee | a peg from which a golf ball is hit |
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| team | group playing on the same side in a game |
| teem | swarm |
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| tense | nervous strain |
| tents | portable shelters used for camping |
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| than | used for comparison |
| then | indicates time, answers when |
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| their | possessive pronoun |
| there | location |
| they're | contraction for they are |
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| threw | past tense of throw |
| through | in one end and out the other |
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| throes | agonizing struggles |
| throws | tosses, hurls |
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| throne | royal seat or office |
| thrown | was tossed |
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| thyme | herb of the mint family |
| time | past, present, future sequences of events |
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| ticks | parasites; sounds of a clock |
| tics | facial twitches |
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| tide | ebb and flow of the ocean |
| tied | past tense of tie |
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| to | in the direction of, toward; used with the infinitive form of verbs |
| too | also, to an extensive degree |
| two | the number after one |
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| toad | similar to a frog |
| toed | having a toe |
| towed | pulled, hauled |
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| told | said |
| tolled | sounded a bell |
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| tort | a breach of contract |
| torte | a rich cake made with little or no flour |
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| tracked | followed |
| tract | an extended area of land; a political or religious pamphlet |
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| troop | a body of soldiers |
| troupe | a group of traveling performers |
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vain | excessively concerned about one's appearance |
| vane | a blade moved by wind as in weather vane |
| vein | blood vessel |
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| vary | to change or alter |
| very | extremely |
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| verses | lines of poetry |
| versus | as compared to another choice; against |
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| vial | small container for holding liquids |
| vile | repulsive, depraved |
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| vice | bad habit; immoral practice |
| vise | device used to hold an object firmly |
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wade | to walk through water |
| weighed | to have put on a scale |
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| wail | mournful cry |
| whale | marine mammal |
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| waist | narrowest part of the human torso (usually) |
| waste | to squander or spend uselessly |
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| wait | to be available or ready |
| weight | quantity of heaviness or mass |
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| waiver | a relinquishment of some right |
| waver | to feel indecisive; vary |
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| warn | to notify |
| worn | carried on the body; deteriorated |
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| warrantee | person who is given a written guarantee |
| warranty | written guarantee |
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| way | direction |
| weigh | to measure mass |
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| weak | lacking strength |
| week | seven days starting with Sunday |
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| wear | to carry on the body |
| where | in what place? |
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| weather | state of the atmosphere in a location |
| whether | if |
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| weave | to interlace thread or yarn to make a fabric |
| we've | contraction for we have |
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| were | past tense of are |
| we're | contraction for we are |
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| wheeled | moved on wheels |
| wield | to exercise power; to handle a weapon effectively |
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| which | what one? |
| witch | sorceress |
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| while | during or in the time that |
| wile | a trick to fool, trap, or entice |
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| whine | complaining cry |
| wine | fermented grape juice that becomes an alcoholic beverage |
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| whined | past tense of whine, complained |
| wind | air current |
| wined | to supply with wine |
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| whirled | spun rapidly |
| world | planet Earth |
| whorled | shaped like a coil |
| who's | contraction for who is |
| whose | possessive case of who |
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| wont (adjective, noun) | accustomed; habit |
| won't | contraction for will not |
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| wood | tree trunk material |
| would | expressing an intention |
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yoke | harness for oxen |
| yolk | yellow center of an egg |
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| yore | long past |
| you're | contraction for you are |
| your | possessive pronoun |