A List of Homophones (Definition: Two Or More Words Which Sound Alike but Are Not Only

HOMOPHONES

A list of Homophones (Definition: Two or more words which sound alike but are not only spelled differently but have different meanings.) For example, the words: flour and flower are .homophones

They are closely related to Homonyms, which are defined as words which are spelled the same way, have similar pronunciations, but have different meanings. Words such as: bark are homonyms because it could mean the sound that a dog makes, the cork-like substance .surrounding a tree and also a type of sailing vessel

Heteronyms are words which are spelled the same way but when different parts of the words are emphasized, the word carries a different meaning. Words such as: CONvict (a prisoner serving a .sentence) and conVICT (to find guilty) are examples of heteronyms

.Names of people and names of places have deliberately been omitted from this list

What follows is a list of well over 800 homophones. The number printed at the end of a series is the number of different sound-alike words found. Corrections, suggestions or unlisted homophones :suggested by you will be gladly included. Simply send them to

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As of: January 1st, 2010

(accede: agree to; exceed: go beyond a limit; (2 .1 (accent: a distinctive way of speaking; ascent: an upward slope; assent: consent; (3 .2 (accept: to receive willingly; except: with the exclusion; (2 .3 (access: right to enter; excess: more than is needed; (2 .4 (acclamation: strong approval or loud applause; acclimation: getting used to a new climate; (2 .5 (acts: divisions of a play or opera; ax: a tool for chopping wood; (2 .6 (ad: abbreviation for advertisement; add: to combine numbers; adze: ax-like tool for trimming wood; (3 .7 (adapt: to fit or adjust as needed; adept: highly skilled; adopt: take as one's own; (3 .8 (addition: adding together; edition: a form in which a book is published; (2 .9 (adherence: fidelity; adherents: followers; (2 .10 (adolescence: the time between childhood and adulthood; adolescents: youths; (2 .11 (adverse: opposed; averse: unwilling; (2 .12 (advice: an opinion on what to do; advise: inform; (2 .13 (aerie, aery: the nest of a bird; airy: open to the air; (2 ,14 (aero: of aircraft: arrow: the sign (); (2 .15 (affect: act on, influence; effect: a result; (2 .16 (affluent: wealthy; effluent: the outflow of a sewer, etc; (2 .17 (aid: to give assistance; aide: a person who acts as an assistant; (2 .18 (ail: to suffer ill health; ale: an alcoholic beverage; (2 .19 (air: what we breathe; ere: before; err: be wrong; heir: one who inherits property; (4 .20 (aisle: a passage separating a section of seats; isle: an island; I'll: I will, I shall; (3 .21 (albumen; white of an egg; albumin: protein in eggs and muscle, etc; (2 .22 (all: every; awl: a pointed tool for marking surfaces; (2 .23

1 (allergy: sensitive reaction to certain materials; elegy: a poem lamenting a dead person; (2 .24 (allowed: permitted; aloud: with a strong voice; (2 .25 (allude: refer to: elude: escape, evade; (2 .26 (allusion: indirect or casual mention; elusion: act of evading; (2 .27 (allusive: elusive: illusive: a misleading appearance; (2 .28 (alms: charity; arms: human upper limbs; (2 .29 (altar: a raised structure on which sacrifices are offered; alter: change; (2 .30 (amend: correct, improve; emend: correct as a text; (2 .31 (annual: yearly: annul: make null and void; (2 .32 (ant: insect with a complex social organization: aunt: the wife of one's uncle; (2 .33 (ante: a player's stake in poker; anti: against; aunty: familiar form of: aunt; (3 .34 (apposite: fitting, appropriate; opposite: entirely different; (2 ,35 (arc: a curved path; ark: something that affords protection; (2 .36 (aren't: are not; aunt: the sister of one's parent; (2 .37 (arrant: out and out; errant: wandering; (2 .38 (as: for instance; ass: donkey; (2 .39 (ascent: climb; assent: agree; (2 .40 (assaulted: attacked; assorted: miscellaneous; (2 .41 (assay: test, attempt; essay: a short personal effort in writing on one subject; (2 .42 (assistance: the act of assisting; assistants: people who help; (2 .43 (ate: past tense of eat; eight: number between 7 and 9; (2 .44 (attendance: people present; attendants: employees who wait on customers; (2 .45 (auger: a tool for boring holes in wood; augur: foretell; (2 .46 (aught: zero; ought: an auxiliary verb showing duty, desirability or probability; (2 .47 (aural: relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; oral: uttered by the mouth or in words; (2 .48 (auricle: ear-shaped pouch in each atrium of the human heart; oracle: authoritative or wise expression; (2 .49 (aureole: halo; oriole: a bird with bright orange and black plumage; (2 .50 (away: at a distance; aweigh: just clear of the bottom; said of an anchor; (2 51 (awe: dread,; or: a logical operator; oar: a rowing pole; ore: a source from which valuable matter is extracted; (4 .52 (awed: sounded a protest; odd: peculiar; (2 .53 (awful, aweful: terrifying, dreadful; offal: refuse, garbage; (2 .54 (axes: tools for chopping wood; axis: a straight line around which a thing rotates; (2 .55 (aye: an affirmative vote; eye: organ of sight; I: one who is speaking or writing; (3 .56

(bail: container to remove water from a boat; bale: sorrow; (2 .1 (bait: to tease; bate: restrain; (2 .2 (baize: coarse, felt-like cloth; bays: wide inlets of a sea; beys: Turkish titles of respect; (3 .3 (bald: lacking hair on the head; bawled: shouted; (2 .4 (ball: a round object used in games; balled: dealt with a ball in a game; bawl: to shout; (3 .5 (band: something that binds; banned: barred; (2 .6 (bans: formal preventions by authority; banns: church notice of an upcoming marriage; (2 .7 (bard: a poet; barred: not allowed; (2 .8 (bare: exposed; bear: large American mammal; (2 .9 (barely: only just; barley: cereal grain; (2 .10 (bark: sharp cry of a dog; barque: a variant of: bark; (2 .11 (baron: a nobleman; barren: incapable of producing offspring; (2 .12 (barrel: round, wooden container with bulging sides; beryl: hard, bright mineral, such as the emerald; (2 .13 (base: goal in some games: bass: lowest male singing voice; (2 .14 (basal: basic; basil: a herb; (2 .15 (based: something on which a fact is founded; baste: sew with loose, temporary stitches; (2 .16 (bases: goals in some games; basis: main constituent; basses: lowest male singing voices; (3 .17 (bask: warm oneself; basque: a tight fitting bodice for women; (2 .18 (bawd: a prostitute; bored: wearied by dullness; (2 .19 (bay: an alcove; bey: Turkish title of respect; (2 .20 (bazaar: market place with shops, stalls, etc; bizarre: odd, fantastic; (2 .21 (be: part of the verb 'to be'; bee: honeybee; (2 .22 (beach: body of water covered by sand; beech: hardwood tree with smooth bark; (2 .23 (bean: seed of the legume family; been: past participle of 'to be'; bin: enclosed space for storage; (3 .24

2 (beat: to strike repeatedly; beet: a biennial plant used as a source for sugar; (2 .25 (beau beautiful, pretty; bow: something bent into a curve; (2 .26 (beer: an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain; bier: a coffin; (2 .27 (beetle: insect with hard front wings; betel: fruit of the betel palm tree; (2 .28 (below: beneath; bellow: roar or shout; blow: force air out, as with the mouth; (3 .29 (bell: a metallic device that gives off a reverberating sound; belle: an attractive girl; (2 .30 (belligerence: warlike attitude; belligerents: persons at war; (2 .31 (berg: iceberg; burg: a quiet city or town; (2 .32 (berry: a pulpy and usually edible fruit; bury: to inter with funeral ceremonies; (2 .33 (berth: where a ship lies when at anchor; birth: emergence of a new individual; (2 .34 (besot: stupefy, as with liquor; besought: implored; (2 .35 (better: more suitable; bettor: one who bets; (2 .36 (billed: caressed affectionately; build: construct; (2 .37 (bight: a loop in a rope; bite: to seize especially with teeth; byte: a unit of computer information; (3 .38 (bitten: seized as with teeth; bittern: heron-like bird; (2 .39 (blew: past tense of the verb; 'blow'; blue: of the color blue; (2 .40 (bloc: a combination of persons or groups; block: a piece of wood; (2 .41 (boar: wild hog; boor: a rude person; bore: to drill a hole; (3 .42 (board: a piece of sawed lumber; bored: to make a hole; (2 .43 (boarder: one provided with regular meals and lodging; border: boundary; (2 .44 (bobbin: spool for thread; bobby: British for: policeman; (2 .45 (bode: an omen of; bowed: action by bow on violin strings; (2 .46 (bold: fearless before danger; bowled: rolled (a ball) as in the game of bowling; (2 .47 (bolder: more confident; boulder: mass of rock; (2 .48 (boll: the pod of a plant; bowl: a drinking vessel; (2 .49 (boos: shouts of disapproval; booze: to drink liquor especially to excess; (2 .50 :baby's knitted or cloth shoe; bootie: plunder, spoils; (2) 51. booty (born: brought forth by birth; borne: transported by; bourne: boundary, limit; (3 .52 (borough: self-governing towns; burro: donkey; burrow: a hole dug by an animal; (3 .53 (bough: a branch of a tree; bow: submit, yield; (2 .54 (bouillon: clear broth; bullion: gold or silver ingots; (2 .55 (boy: a male child from birth; buoy: a floating beacon; (2 .56 (brake: a stopping mechanism; break: fracture; (2 .57 (brae: hillside – Scottish; bray: the sound that a donkey makes; (2 .58 (braid: interweaved strands; brayed: sound uttered by a donkey; (2 .59 (braise: to brown then to simmer; brays: the sounds that donkeys make; (2 .60 (breach: infraction or violation of a law; breech: the hind end of the body – the bottom; (2 .61 (bread: food, sustenance; bred: deep-rooted; (2 .62 (brewed: preparation of tea and beer; brood: offspring; (2 .63 (brews: making beer, etc.; bruise: injure and discolor the skin without breaking it; (2 .64 (bridal: intended for a newly married couple; bridle: to restrain, check, or control; (2 .65 (broach: a cutting tool for removing material from metal; brooch: same as: broach; (2 .66 (brows: forehead; browse: to look over casually; (2 .67 (burger: hamburger or cheeseburger; burgher: an inhabitant of a town; (2 .68 (bussed: traveled by bus; bust: the breasts of a woman; (2 .69 ;(but: except for the fact; butt: strike with the head or horns (2 .70 (by: near; buy: to acquire possession; bye: a farewell greeting; (3 .71

(cabal: a group of conspirators; cable: a thick rope, often made of wire; (2 .1 (cache: something hidden; cash: ready money; (2 .2 (calendar: a table showing the months, weeks and days of the year; calender: a paper machine with rollers; (2 .3 (call: speak loudly; caul: fatty substance covering the intestines (as of a cow, sheep, or pig); cool: unfriendly; (3 .4 (caller: one who visits briefly; collar: part of the garment around the neck; (2 .5 (callous: hardened, unfeeling; callus: a hard, thickened place on the skin; (2 .6 (calves: plural of: calf; carves: to cut with care or precision; (2 .7 (canon: an accepted principle or rule; cannon: a large heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage; (2 .8

3 (canape: an appetizer on a cracker; canopy: a covering over a bed or throne; (2 .9 (cant: lively; can't: short for: can not; (2 .10 (canter: beggar, vagabond; cantor: a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music; (2 .11 (canvas: closely woven cloth; canvass: to examine in detail; (2 .12 (capital: a city serving as a seat of government; capitol: a building of a state legislative body; (2 .13 (carat: measure of gold fineness; caret: a mark indicating a line addition; carrot: a biennial herb; karat: gold; (4 .14 (caress: to treat with affection and love; cress: pungent leaves used especially in salads; (2 .15 (caressed: treated with fondness crest: identifying emblem worn on a knight's helmet; (2 .16 (caries: decay of the teeth and bone; carries: takes to another place; (2 .17 (carol: a Christmas song of joy; carrel: a small enclosure for study in a library; (2 .18 (carpal tunnel syndrome: pain or numbness in wrist; carpel: a modified leaf forming a pistil; (2 .19 (cast: to get rid of; caste: prestige; (2 .20 (caster: small swiveled wheel as on a table leg; castor: an oil used in a laxative; (2 .21 (caught: past tense of: to catch; court: a manor house or large building; (2 .22 (cauk and caulk: make watertight by filling cracks with putty-like sealant; cork: light, thick bark of oak; (2 .23 (caul:: membrane enclosing the fetus at birth; call: say loudly; (2 .24 (cause: reason for an action; cores: parts of some fruits; corps: organized unit of the military establishment; (3 .25 (caw: a crow's harsh cry; core: the central part of an apple; corps: an organized group; (3 .26 (caws: crow's harsh cries; cause: something that brings a result; (2 .27 (cease: to end; seas: oceans; sees: looks at; seize: take suddenly by force; (4 .28 (cedar: evergreen tree with fragrant wood; seeder: one who plants seeds; (2 .29 (cede: to yield or grant; seed: progeny; (2 .30 (ceiling: overhead inside lining of a room; sealing: confirm or make secure; (2 .31 (celery: plant with edible, crisp stalks; salary: a fixed payment at regular intervals; (2 .32 (cell: a small compartment; sell: to deliver for money; (2 .33 (cellar: basement; seller: one that offers for sale; (2 .34 (censer: a vessel for burning incense; censor: a person who supervises conduct; sensor: sense organ; (3 .35 (census: the official count of a population; senses: perceives or understands; (2 .36 (cent: one hundredth of a dollar; scent: to perfume; sent: past tense of: send; (3 .37 (cents: American coins worth 100th of a dollar; scents: an odor; sense: intelligence; (3 .38 (cereal: food made of grain; serial: arranged in a series; (2 .39 (cession: ceding; session: meeting of a court, legislature, class, etc.; (2 .40 (chance: luck, fortune; chants: sings; (2 .41 (chard: beet with edible leaves and stalks; charred: scorched; (2 .42 (chary: discreetly cautious; cherry: a small red fruit; (2 .43 (chased: followed rapidly; chaste: pure in thought and act; (2 .44 (cheap: low in price; cheep: a young bird's short, shrill sound; (2 .45 (cheater: one who influences by deceit; cheetah: a long-legged, spotted African cat; (2 .46 (check: sudden stop; cheque: the British version of: check; (2 .47 (chews:, grinds food with the teeth; choose: select freely; (2 .48 (chic: smartly stylish; sheik: Arab chief; (2 .49 (chili: a hot pepper; chilly: noticeably cold; (2 .50 (choir: a group of singers; quire: a set of sheets of the same paper; (2 .51 (choral: relating to a chorus or choir; coral: yellowish red; corral: enclosure for confining livestock; (3 .51 (chord: three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously; cord: the hangman's rope; (2 .53 (chute: parachute; shoot: to propel a missile; (2 .54 (cistern: large storage tank; system: an orderly way of doing things; (2 .55 (cite: : to quote by way of example; sight: something that is seen; site: the place of an occurrence; (3 .56 (clack: make an abrupt sharp sound; claque: a group of fawning admirers; (2 .57 (claps: to strike with the flat of the hand in a friendly way; collapse: to break down completely; (2 .58 (clause: a group of words containing a subject; claws: a sharp nail on the toe of an animal; (2 .59 (clew: a ball of thread, etc; clue: a hint or fact that helps solve a mystery; (2 .60 (click: : to fit or agree exactly; clique: a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons; (2 .61 (climb: to go upward; clime: climate; (2 .62 (close: confined; clothes: wearing apparel; (2 .63 (coal: black material used as fuel; cole: crop plant derived from wild cabbage; (2 .64 (coarse: of ordinary or inferior quality; course: an ordered process or succession; (2 .65 (coat: an outer garment worn on the upper body; cote: a shed or coop for small domestic animals; (2 .66 (coax: to urge by soothing words; cokes: fuels made by removing gases from coal; (2 .67 (cocks: roosters; cox: often used to indicate the enzyme cyclo-oxygenase; (2 .68

4 (coffers: boxes or chests; coughers: people who cough; (2 .69 (collage: bits added to a surface to make a work of art; college: school of higher learning; (2 .70 (colonel: a high ranking military officer; kernel: the inner, softer part of a nut; (2 .71 (coma: deep unconsciousness; comma: the punctuation mark","; (2 .71 (come: move from "there" to "here"; cum: with; (2 .72 (comedy: a humorous play; comity: courtesy; (2 .73 (compare: to liken; compeer: the master of ceremonies; (2 .74 (competence: adequacy; competents: people who are capable, able; (2 .75 (complacent: smug; complaisant: obliging; (2 .76 (complement: completes or makes perfect; compliment: an expression of esteem or respect: (2 .77 (concord: agreement; conquered: defeated, overcame; (2 .78 (concur: agree; conquer: defeat, overcome; (2 .79 (console: a piece of furniture; consul: a government representative in a foreign country; (2 .80 (continence: sexual self-restraint; continents: large land masses; (2 .81 (coo: to talk amorously or fondly; coup: overturn or upset: (2 .82 (coolie: an Asian laborer; coolly: unfriendly; (2 .83 (coop: cooperative; coup: a bold, successful stroke; (2 .84 (cops: policemen; copse: thicket; (2 .85 (core: central part of an apple; corp: corporal; (2 .86 (co-respondent: a person in a divorce suit charged with adultery; correspondent: a journalist; (2 .87 (corporal: lowest ranking non-commissioned officer; corporeal: material; (2 .88 (cosign: sign jointly; cosine: a trigonometric function; (2 .89 (cosy: comfortable; cozy: the British version of: cosy; (2 .90 (council: an assembly for consultation; counsel: a lawyer engaged in a trial; (2 .91 (councilor: member of a council; counselor: a lawyer; (2 .92 (cousin:: a child of one's uncle or aunt; cozen: to cheat; (2 .93 (cow: mature female that gives milk; cowl: a monk's hood; (2 .94 (coward: one lacking courage; cowered: cringed as in fear; cowherd: one who tends to cows; (3 .95 (crape: crepe; crepe: thick, wrinkled silk, rayon, etc.; (2 .96 (creak: squeak; creek: a small stream; (2 .97 (crewel: yarn used in embroidery; cruel: causing suffering; (2 .98 (crews: people working on a job; cruise: to sail about touching at a series of ports; cruse: a small jar or pot); (3 .99 cue: prompt; queue: a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles; (2)100 (curb: to restrain; kerb: the British version of: a sidewalk gutter; (2 .101 (currant: a small seedless raisin grown chiefly in the Levant; current: most recent; (2 .102 (curser: one who swears; cursor: movable indicator light on a computer screen; (2 .103 (cygnet: a young swan; signet: a small, official seal; (2 .104 (cymbal: a concave brass plate that produces a brilliant clashing tone; symbol: a token or sign; (2 .105

(dais: a raised platform; days: in the daytime repeatedly; daze: stun, dazzle; (3 .1 (dam: a body of water confined by a barrier: damn: to condemn to a punishment or fate; (2 .2 (dammed: flowing water held back by a dam; damned: condemned; (2 .3 (darn: mend by sewing; darn: a euphemism for: damned; (2 .4 (days: plural of the word: day; daze: to stupefy especially by a blow; dais: a raised platform; (3 .5 (deal: a transaction; dill: a plant with aromatic seeds; (2 .6 (dear: precious; deer: a small animal; (2 .7 (decent: proper, respectable; descent: lineage; dissent: to differ in opinion; (3 .8 (deep: hard to understand; dip: plunge into a liquid for a moment; (2 .9 (dense: compactness or crowding together; dents: a minor depression in a substance; (2 .10 (dependence: reliance; dependents: those who rely on others; (2 .11 (depravation: morally bad; deprivation: take away; (2 .12 (desert: an arid, sandy region; dessert: a sweet dish at the end of a meal; (2 .13 (desperate: having lost hope; disparate: different; (2 .14 (dew: condensation upon the surfaces of cool bodies; due: owed or owing as a debt; (2 .15 (die: to pass out of existence; dye: a soluble or insoluble coloring matter; (2 .16 (dine: eat dinner; dyne: a unit of force used in science; (2 .17 (dire: dismal; dyer: one who imparts a new color to a garment or cloth; (2 .18 (disburse: pay out; disperse: scatter; (2 .19

5 (discreet: careful, prudent; discrete: separate, distinct; (2 .20 (discus: a heavy disk thrown in a contest; discuss: talk or write about; (2 .21 (discussed: talked or wrote about; disgust: a sickening dislike; (2 ,22 (divers: those who dive; diverse: various; (2 .23 (do: carry out; doe: female deer; dough: a thick mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal; (3 .24 (doc: abbreviation for: document; dock: landing pier; (2 .25 (doer: one who takes some action; dour: gloomy; (2 .26 (does: plural of: doe; dose: amount of medicine taken at one time; doze; sleep, nap; (3 .27 (dole: money paid by the government to those in need; give sparingly; doll: child's to made to resemble a person; (2 .28 (done: arrived at or brought to an end; dun: marked by dullness and drabness; (2 .29 (draft: the act or an instance of drinking or inhaling; draught: British version of: draft; (2 .30 (dual: double; duel: a combat between two persons; (2 .31 (ducked: avoided; duct: a bodily tube or vessel; (2 .32 (dyeing: coloring with a dye; dying: present participle of: die: (2 .33

(earn: to receive as a return for effort; urn: a closed vessel, usually with a spigot; (2 .1 (eave: projecting edge of a roof; eve: evening; (2 .2 (elicit: to draw forth or bring out: illicit: not permitted or illegal; (2 .3 (eligible: qualified; illegible; hard or impossible to read; (2 .4 (elusive; hard to grasp; illusive; giving a misleading appearance; (2 .5 (eminent: prominent or high; imminent: likely to happen without delay; (2 .6 (ensure: protect; insure: get or give insurance; (2 .7 (epic: long poem about a hero's deeds; epoch: a period marked by certain events; (2 .8 (equivalence: equal in quantity, meaning; equivalents: things that are equal; (2 .9 (ewe: female of the sheep; yew: evergreen tree with stiff leaves; you: the one being addressed; (3 .10 (ewes: sheep females; use: put into action;: yews: evergreen trees or shrubs; (3 .11 (exercise: activity to develop the body; exorcise: drive our an evil spirit; (2 .12 (extant: still existing; extent: vast area; (2 .13 (eyed: cast attention; I'd: I would; (2 .14 (eyelet: a small hole as in a hook; islet: a very small island; (2 .15

(faced: confronted; fazed: disturbed; phased: changed; (3 .1 (facts: actuality; fax: facsimile; fail: fall short; faille: soft, ribbed fabric of silk or rayon; (4 .2 (fain: willing; feign: to pretend; (2 .3 (faint: weak, dizzy; feint: a mock blow or attack; (2 .4 5. fair: free from self-interest; fare: cost of travel; (2) (fairy: a mythical being of folklore; ferry: to carry by boat over a body of water; (2 .6 (faker: one who shams; fakir: a swindler; (2 .7 (fall: tumble, collapse; fool: a silly person; (2 .8 (false: not true; force: strength, power; (2 .9 (furrow: a groove made in the ground by a plow; Pharaoh: title of ancient Egyptian rulers; (2 .10 (farther: to a greater degree or extent; father: a man who has begotten a child; (2 .11 (fate: a power supposedly making events inevitable; fete: outdoor party; (2 .12 (faun: a Roman deity, half man and half goat; fawn: flatter in a servile manner; (2 .13 (faux pas: a social blunder; foe: enemy; (2 .14 (fax: electronic sending of pictures and printed material; facts: actual happening; (2 .15 (faze: to disturb the composure of; phase: a distinguishable part in a course; (2 .16 (feat: an exploit or an achievement; feet: plural of the word: foot; (2 .17 (feel: be aware of; fill: to make or become full; (2 .18 (file: a tool of hardened steel with cutting ridges for surfaces; phial: a vial; (2 .19 (feel: be aware of; fill: supply things ordered; (2 .20 (feted: one honored by a party; fetid: stinking; (2 .21 (filter: something used for straining out particles; philter: magic potion to arouse love; (2 .22

6 (find: to come across, often accidentally; fined: punished, usually by a sum of money; (2 .23 (fir: an evergreen tree of the pine family; fur: the hairy coat of a mammal; (2 .24 (fisher: one who fishes; fissure: cleft or crack; (2 .25 (foaled: gave birth to a young horse; fold: wrap up; (2 .26 (flair: aptitude, knack; flare: blaze up; (2 .27 (flaw: a defect in physical structure or form; floor: the level base of a room; (2 .28 (flea: a small wingless bloodsucking insect; flee: to pass away swiftly; (2 .29 (flecks: spots; flex: tense, as in a muscle; (2 .30 (flew: past tense of the word: fly; flu: abbreviation for the word: influenza; flue: shaft in a chimney; (3 .31 (flier: handbill or leaflet; flyer: an aviator; (2 .32 (floor: bottom surface of a room; fluor: fluorite; (2 .33 (flour: a powdery substance ground from grain; flower: a plant grown for its blossoms; (2 .34 (floe: a large sheet of floating ice; flow: proceed; (2 .35 (fool: a person lacking in judgment; full: containing as much as possible; (2 .36 (for: used as a word to indicate purpose; fore: forward; four: the fourth in a set of series; (3 .37 (foray: pillage; fray: to frighten away; (2 .38 (forbear: control oneself; forebear: ancestor; (2 .39 (forego: precede; forgo: do without; (2 .40 (foreword: a preface; forward: advanced; (2 .41 (formally: observing rules or customs; formerly: in the past; (2 .42 (fort: fortified place for military defense; fought: past tense of: fight; (2 .43 (forte: something that someone does well; forty: four times ten; (2 .44 (forth: forward; fourth: the number immediately following the number 3 in the numbers table; (2 .45 (foul: loathsome; fowl: a cock or hen of the domestic chicken; (2 .46 (frays: quarrels or fights; phrase: a short colorful expression; (2 .47 (franc: a French monetary unit; frank: outspoken, candid; (2 .48 (frees: negates another's control; freeze: to become chilled by cold; frieze: coarse wool with a rough surface; (3 .49 (friar: a member of a mendicant order; fryer: a deep utensil for frying foods; (2 .50 (funeral: ceremony for burial or cremation; funereal: sad, gloomy; (2 .51

(gaff: a large hook on a pole for landing fish; gaffe: a blunder; (2 .1 (gage: a fruit commonly known as a: greengage; gauge: the diameter of a slender object; (2 .2 (gait: a manner of walking or moving on foot; gate: an opening in a wall or fence; (2 .3 (gays: homosexual males; gaze: to fix the eyes in a steady intent look; (2 .4 (gamble: to play a game for money or property; gambol: to skip about in play; (2 .5 (gaol: British version of: jail; jail: a prison for short term confinement; (2 .6 (gel: a jelly-like substance; jell: become, or make into, jelly; (2 .7 (genes: units of heredity in chromosomes; jeans: trousers or overalls of twilled cotton cloth; (2 .8 (genteel: polite, refined; gentile: a non-Jewish person; gentle: mild, moderate; (3 .9 (gibe: taunt; jibe: shift a sail, or the course of a ship; (2 .10 (gild: a thin covering of gold; gilled: divided into 1/4 of a pint; guild: people with similar interests; (3 .11 (gilt: of the color of gold; guilt: the state of one who has committed an offense; (2 .12 (gnaw: to bite or chew on with the teeth; nor: neither; (2 .13 (gneiss: rock like granite formed in layers; nice: pleasant, kind, good; (2 .14 (gnu: African antelope; knew: past tense of: know; new: never existing before; (3 .15 (gorilla: a very large black-colored anthropoid ape; guerrilla: one who engages in irregular warfare; (2 .16 (gored: pierced as with a tusk; gourd: bulb-shaped fruit of a trailing plant; (2 .17 (gores: gruesomeness depicted in vivid detail; gauze: a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing; (2 .18 (gorgeous: magnificent; gorges: deep, narrow passes; (2 .19 (grade: mark or rating as in a test; grayed: a mixture of black and white; (2 .20 (graft: dishonest behavior; graphed: drawn on a diagram to show changes in value; (2 .21 (grate: to gnash or grind noisily; great: notably large in size – huge; (2 .22 (grays or greys: a series of neutral colors between black and white; graze: to feed on growing herbage; (2 .23 (grill: broil; grille: open grating forming a screen; (2 .24 (grip: a firm hold; grippe: influenza; (2 .25 (grisly: ghastly; grizzly: grayish; (2 .26

7 (groan: utter a deep sound of pain; grown: reaching adulthood; (2 .27 (grocer: a shopkeeper who sells food, etc.; grosser: coarser; (2 .28 (guarantee: a pledge to replace something sold if faulty; guaranty: a guarantee; (2 .29 (guide: a person whose responsibility is to guide; guyed: directed by a rope; (2 .30 (guessed: formed an opinion from little or no evidence; guest: a person entertained in one's house; (2 .31 (guise: an assumed or false appearance; guys: informal word for: men; (2 .32

(hail: precipitation of small balls of layers of clear ice and compact snow; hale: free from defect; (2 .1 (hair: an outgrowth of the epidermis of most animals; hare: any of various long-eared lagomorph mammals; (2 .2 (hairier: more hairy; harrier: a runner on a cross-country team; (2 .3 (hall: a public building with offices; haul: pull, drag; (2 .4 (hallow: make or regard as holy; halo: ring of light; hello and hullo: a common greeting between friends; (3 .5 (handsome: good-looking in a manly way; hansom: : a light 2-wheeled covered carriage; (2 .6 (hangar: aircraft shelter; hanger: that on which something is hung; (2 .7 (hardy: bold and resolute; hearty: cordial; (2 .8 (hart: British version of a stag; heart: a human pump maintaining the circulation of the blood; (2 .9 (hay: herbage mowed and cured for fodder; hey: used to call attention, surprise, or exultation; (2 .10 (hays: mown grass; haze: mist of fog, smoke, etc. (2 .11 (heal: to restore to health; heel: the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch; he'll: he will; (3 .12 (hear: to listen to with attention; here: in or at this place; (2 .13 (heard: perceived or apprehended by the ear; herd: undistinguished masses; (2 .14 (heed: pay careful attention; he'd: he would; (2 .15 (heroin: a narcotic derived from morphine; heroine: central female character in a story; (2 .16 (hertz: international unit of frequency, as of electromagnetic waves; hurts: causing pain or injury; (2 .17 (hew: to fell by blows of an ax; hue: color; (2 .18 (hi: used especially as a greeting; hie: hasten; high: taller than average; (3 .19 (hide: keep secret; hied: hastened; (2 .20 (higher: taller; hire: available for use or service in return for payment; (2 .21 (hill: mound of land; he'll: shortened form of: he will; (2 .22 (him: objective case of: he; hymn: a song of praise to God; (2 .23 (hoard: a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away; horde: a teeming crowd or throng; (2 .24 (hoarse: rough or harsh in sound; horse: a large solid-hoofed mammal long domesticated; (2 .25 (hoes: implements for tilling; hose: a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot; (2 .26 (hole: an opening through something; whole: a complete amount or sum; (2 .27 (holed: full of open places; hold: keep in a certain position; (2 .28 (holey: full of holes; holy: divine; wholly: completely; (3 .29 (hookah: tobacco pipe with a tube for drawing smoke through water; hooker: a prostitute; (2 .30 (hoop: a large circular band; whoop: a loud shout, cry, etc.; (2 .31 (hosed: watered down; host: one who entertains guests: (2 .32 (hostel: a lodging place; hostile: unfriendly; (2 .33 (hour: the 24th part of a day : 60 minutes; our: relating to us or ourselves; (2 .34 (how: in what manner or way; howl: to utter with unrestrained outcry; (2 .35 (human: a human being; humane: kind, merciful, etc.; (2 .36 (humerus: the long bone of the upper arm; humorous: funny; (2 .37

(inc: abbreviation for: incorporated; ink: colored liquid for writing; (2 .1 (idle: : not occupied; idol: an object of extreme devotion; idyl and idyll: a short poem about rural life; (3 .2 (in: used as a function word to indicate inclusion; inn: tavern; (2 .3 (incidence: range of occurrence or effect; incidents: events; (2 .4\ (incite: instigate; insight: the power or act of seeing into a situation; (2 .5 (independence: not ruled by others; independents: :those who are free of being ruled by others; (2 .6 (inequity: injustice, unfairness; iniquity: a sin or a wicked act; (2 .7 (innocence: being without sin; innocents: those who are not guilty; (2 .8 (instance: example; instants: moments; (2 .9

8 (ion: electrically charged atom; iron: a strong metal that is a chemical element; (2 .10 (it's: it is; its: of it; (2 .11

(jalousie: window of slats fixed as in a Venetian blind; jealousy: resentfully suspicious or envious; (2 .1 (jam: made by boiling fruit and sugar; jamb: a projecting columnar part or mass; (2 .2 (jewel: a precious stone; joule: a unit of work or energy; (2 .3 (juggler: one who does tricks with balls, etc.; jugular: either of two large veins in the neck; (2 .4

(key: a metal instrument by which the bolt of a lock is turned; quay: a landing place built parallel to a waterway; (2 .1 (kibitz: act as a meddlesome onlooker; kibbutz: Israeli collective farm; (2 .2 (knap: a small hill; nap: sleep briefly; (2 .3 (knave: a dishonest person; nave: the main, long part of some churches; (2 .4 (knead: to manipulate or massage; need: a necessary duty; (2 .5 (knew: past tense of: know; new: fresh; (2 .6 (knight: a person of antiquity equal to a knight in rank; night: the time from dusk to dawn; (2 .7 (knit: to tie together; nit: the egg of a louse; (2 .8 (knob: round handle; nob: British for one who lives in a privileged status; (2 .9 (knot: a tight constriction; not: used as a function word to make negative a group of words; (2 .10 (know: to have understanding of; no: a word to express the negative of an alternative choice; (2 .11 (knows: to be aware of the truth; noes: plural of the word: no; nose: the part of the face that bears the nostrils; (3 .12

(lac: resinous source of shellac; lack: state of not having enough or any; (2 .1 (lacks: having little or nothing of something; lax: deficient in firmness; (2 .2 (ladder: a series of rungs framed by two side-pieces for climbing up; latter: nearer the end; (2 .3 (lain: reclined; lane: a narrow path; (2 .4 (lair: an animal's den; layer: a single thickness; (2 .5 (lam: to beat soundly; lamb: : a young sheep; (2 .6 (laps: the front part of the lower trunk and thighs of a seated person lapse: decline; (2 .7 (laud: solemn praise; lord: one having power and authority over others; (2 .8 (law: a rule of conduct or action; lore: traditional knowledge or belief; (2 .9 (lays: puts down on something; laze: idle or loaf; leis: garlands or wreaths with flowers; (3 .10 (lea: arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing; lee: on the side away from the wind; (2 .11 (leach: dissolve and wash away; leech: bloodsucking worm; (2 .12 (lead: to guide a way; led: past of: lead; (2 .13 (leak: a crack or hole that usually by mistake admits or lets escape; leek: a biennial garden herb; (2 .14 (lean: to rely for support or inspiration; lien: a charge upon real for the satisfaction of some debt or duty; (2 .15 (leased: hired; least: lowest in importance or position; (2 .16 (leave: go away from; live: having life; (2 .17 (lends: lets someone use temporarily; lens: a curved piece of glass, for adjusting light rays passing through it; (2 .18 (lessen: decrease; lesson: a division of a course of instruction; (2 .19 (lesser: smaller, less; lessor: one giving a lease; (2 .20 (levee: a reception usually in honor of a particular person; levy: the imposition or collection of an assessment; (2 .21 (liable: legally responsible; libel: a statement in writing that may unjustly hurt a reputation; (2 .22 (liar: a person who tells lies; lyre: a stringed instrument of the harp class; (2 .23 (lie: to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position; lye: a solid caustic (as sodium hydroxide); (2 .24 (light: radiant energy by which one sees; lite: diminished in substance; (2 .25 (lighter: an instrument that ignites something; liter: metric unit of capacity (61.0237 cubic inches); (2 .26 (limb: arm, leg, or wing; limn: portray in pictures or words; (2 .27 (links: connecting structures; lynx: any of several wildcats with relatively long legs; (2 .28 (literal: actual; littoral: situated or growing on or near a sea shore; (2 .29 (lo: look, see; low: not high; (2 .30 (load: a pack or cargo; lode: an ore deposit; (2 .31

9 (loan: money lent at interest; lone: having no company; (2 .32 (loch: Scottish for: lake; lock: a fastening (as for a door) operated by a key or a combination; (2 .33 (locks: devices for fastening a door; lox: smoked salmon; (2 .34 (locus: site, location; locust: grasshopper-like insect; (2 .35 (loot: : goods usually of considerable value taken in war; lute: a stringed instrument having a pear-shaped body; (2 .36 (lumbar: of or near the loins; lumber: move heavily and clumsily; (2 .37

;ma: mother; mar: damage, spoil .1 (made: put together of various ingredients; maid: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work; (2 .2 (magnate: a person of rank, power, influence; magnet: a body having the property of attracting iron; (2 .3 (mail: material sent or carried in the postal system; male: a man or a boy; (2 .4 (main: the chief part; mane: long, heavy hair on a person's head; (2 .5 (maize: corn; mays: those who are undecided and vote for: may; maze: a confusing network of paths; (3 .6 (mall: an urban shopping area; maul: a tool like a sledgehammer; (2 .7 (manna: food supplied to the Israelites through the wilderness; manor: mansion; manner: custom; (3 .8 (mantel: frame around or shelf above a fireplace; mantle: sleeveless cloak; (2 .9 (mare: a female horse; mayor: an official elected to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city; (2 .10 (marquee: roof-like projection over an entrance; marquis: nobleman above an earl or count; (2 .11 (marshal: a high official usually in command of the military forces martial: warlike; (2 .12 (marten: weasel-like animal; martin: a kind of swallow; (2 .13 (mask: a cover to conceal or protect the face; masque: elaborate verse play; (2 .14 (massed: assembled; mast: a long pole rising from the deck of a ship and supporting the, booms; (2 .15 (mat: a flat piece, as of woven straw, for protecting a floor; matte: dull surface or finish; (2 .16 (maw: the throat, gullet, or jaws; more: additional, further; (2 .17 (mean: to have in the mind as a purpose; mien: demeanor; (2 .18 (meat: animal tissue considered especially as food; mete: allot, distribute; meet: to come into the presence of; (3 .19 (medal: a piece of metal commemorating excellence; meddle: interfere without right or propriety; (2 .20 (medlar: a small deciduous Eurasian tree; meddler: one who interferes without right or propriety; (2 .21 (mends: repairs; men's: belonging to the men; (2 .22 (metal: a hard, lustrous substance used for construction; mettle: stamina; (2 .23 (mewl: to cry weakly, like a baby; mule: offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; (2 .24 (mews: small gulls; muse: to think or say reflectively; (2 .25 (might: power; mite: any of numerous small arachnids that often infest animals; (2 .26 (mil: .001 of an inch; mill: a place for grinding grain into flour; (2 .27 (mince: to cut or chop into very small pieces; mints: places where coins, medals, or tokens are made; (2 .28 (mind: recollection, memory; mined: to get (as ore) from the earth; (2 .29 (miner: one who digs in a mine; minor: not having reached majority; mynah: Asian starling; (3 .30 (minks: weasel-like animals; minx: a bold or saucy girl; (2 .31 (missal: a book of songs sung at mass; missile: a weapon able to be thrown at a distant object; (2 .32 (missed: failed to hit; mist: a cloud of small particles; (2 .33 (moan: a low, mournful sound; mown: cut down grass; (2 .34 (moat: a deep, usually water-filled ditch around a castle; mote: a speck, such as dust; (2 .35 (modal: used of a contract or legacy; model: one who poses for an artist; (2 .36 (mode: a way of acting or doing; mowed: cut down, such as grass; (2 .37 (mold: soil rich in humus; mould: British variant of: mold; (2 .38 (mood: state of mind; mooed: the vocal sound of a cow; (2 .39 (moor: open wasteland; more: in addition; (2 .40 (moose: the largest animal of the deer family; mousse: chilled dessert of egg, gelatin, etc.; (2 .41 (moral: virtuous; morale: degree of courage; (2 .42 (morn: dawn; mourn: to feel or express grief or sorrow; (2 .43 (morning: the time from sunrise to noon; mourning: the act of sorrowing; (2 .44 (motif: main theme of an artistic work; motive: a reason for doing something; (2 .45 (mucous: slimy; mucus: slimy secretion of mucous membranes; (2 .46 (muscle: muscular strength; mussel: a marine bivalve mollusk; muzzle: snout; (3 .47 (mussed: made untidy, disarranged; must: something that has to be done; (2 .48 (mustard: a yellow, spicy paste, used for seasoning; mustered: summoned; (2 .49

(naught: nothing, zero; nought: zero, nothing; (2 .1 (naval: of or relating to a navy; navel: a depression in the middle of the abdomen; (2 .2 (nay: a negative vote; neigh: the cry of a horse; (2 .3 (none: not one; nun: a woman belonging to a religious order; (2 .4 (nougat: a confection of nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste; nugget: a solid lump; (2 .5

(oar: a pole with a broad blade at one end; o'er: over; or: an alternative; ore: rock containing metal; (4 .1 (ode: a lyric poem; owed: under an obligation to pay or repay in return for something received; (2 .2 (oh: used to express an emotion (as surprise or desire); owe: be indebted; (2 .3 (one: a single unit or thing; won: past tense of the word: win; (2 .4 (ordinance: statute, especially of a city government; ordnance: heavy guns, ammunition; (2 .5 (overdo: do too much; overdue: past the time for payment, arrival, etc.; (2 .6 (overseas: across or beyond the sea; oversees: supervises; (2 .7 (our: of us; hour: 1/24 of a day; (2 .8

(pac: an abbreviation for: political action committee; pack: a bundle arranged for carrying on the back; (2 .1 (paced: speed rated; paste: moist, smooth mixture; (2 .2 (packed: compressed; pact: an international treaty; (2 .3 (paean: a song of joy; peon: landless laborer of Latin America; (2 .4 (pail: a cylindrical container; pale: not bright or brilliant; (2 .5 (pain: localized physical suffering associated with bodily disorder; pane: a framed sheet of glass in a window; (2 .6 (pair: two similar or associated things; pare: to trim off the excess; pear: fruit of a tree of the rose family; (3 .7 (palate: roof of the mouth; palette: board on which artists mix paint; pallette: a plate at a suit of armor; (3 .8 (paltry: trifling, petty; poultry: domestic fowls; (2 .9 (pall: become boring; pawl: a catch for the teeth of a ratchet wheel; (2 .10 (panda: a large black-and-white mammal in central China; pander: to provide gratification for others' desires; (2 .11 (parish: part of a diocese under a priest; perish: be destroyed; (2 .12 (parity: equality of value at a given ratio between monies; parody: a farcical imitation of a work; (2 .13 (parse: to resolve a sentence into component parts of speech; pass: a passage; (2 .14 (passed: moved beyond; past: time gone by; (2 .15 (patience: the capacity of being patient; patients: individuals awaiting or under medical care and treatment; (2 .16 (pause: a temporary stop; paws: the feet of a quadruped that has claws; pours: flow in a stream; pores: studies; (3 .17 (paw: the foot of a quadruped with claws; pore: to gaze intently; pour: to cause to flow in a stream; (3 .18 (pawn: something used as a pledge; porn: short for the word: pornography; (2 .19 (pea: a legume that is cultivated for its rounded smooth, edible protein-rich seeds; pee: act of urination; (2 .20 (peace: a state of tranquility or quiet; piece: a part of a whole; (2 .21 (peak: the visor of a cap or hat; peek: to look furtively; pique: resentment at being slighted; (3 .22 (peal: a loud succession of sounds; peel: to strip off an outer layer of (peel an orange); pill: tablet, capsule; (3 .23 (pearl: a colored gem; purl: a type of stitch; (2 .24 (pedal: related to the foot; peddle: to sell; (2 .25 (peer: one that is of equal standing with another; pier: a structure in navigable water for use as a landing place; (2 .26 (penance: an act of self-abasement; pennants: flags emblematic of championship; (2 .27 (pence: plural of: penny; pent: shut in; (2 .28 (pend: await a decision; penned; written with a pen; (2 .29 (pends: awaits a decision; pens: hand-held devices for writing; (2 .30 (pendant: a hanging object used as an ornament; pendent: suspended; (2 .31 (penitence: willingness to atone; penitents: people willing to atone; (2 .32 (per: for each; purr: a low vibratory murmur typical of an apparently contented or pleased cat; (2 .33 (petit: small or lesser; petty: of little importance; (2 .34 (petrel: small sea bird; petrol: gasoline; (2 .35 (pi: ratio of the circumference to the diameter; pie: fruit or meat baked in a crust; (2 .36 (picks: selects; pyx: metal box used in a mint; (2 .37 (pidgeon: plump bird with a small head; pidgin: a mixture of Chinese and English; (2 .38

11 (pincer: a tool for gripping things; pincher: one who squeezes; pinscher – Doberman: breed of hunting dog; (3 .39 (pistil: seed-bearing organ of a flower; pistol: small firearm held with one hand; (2 .40 (place: physical environment; plaice: any of various flatfishes; (2 .41 (plain: lacking ornament; plane: to make smooth or even; (2 .42 (plaintiff: one who brings a suit into a court of law; plaintive: sad, mournful; (2 .43 (plait: braid, pleat; plate: a shallow dish; (2 .44 (planar: two-dimensional; planer: smoother; (2 .45 (plantar: of the sole of the foot; planter: container for plants; (2 .46 (pleas: legal suits or actions; please: to give pleasure; (2 .47 (pleural: refers to inflammation of chest cavity; plural: more than one; (2 .48 (plough: implement for cutting and turning up soil; plow: the British version of: plough; (2 .49 (plum: any of various trees and shrubs of the rose family plumb: exactly; (2 .50 (pole: a long staff of wood or metal; poll: to receive and record votes; (2 .51 (pool: a small body of standing liquid; pull: to exert force; (2 .52 (poor: having little money; pore: study or ponder; pour: rain heavily; (3 .53 (popery: usually disparaging Roman Catholicism; potpourri: mixture; (3 .54 (pore: study or ponder: pour: rain heavily; (2 .55 (pound: unit of weight – 16 ounces; British monetary unit; enclosure for stray animals; beat to pulp; throb; (5 .56 (practice: do repeatedly so as to gain skill; practise: the British version of: practice; (2 .57 (praise: to express a favorable opinion; prays: entreats or implores; preys: animals seize as food; (3 .58 (pray: to make a request in a humble manner; prey: an animal taken by a predator as food; (2 .59 (precedence: before; precedents: earlier cases that set an example; presidents: executives of republics, firms; (3 .60 (presence: vicinity; presents: gifts; (2 .61 (pride: self-respect; pried: raised with a lever; (2 .62 (pries: raises with a lever; prize: something given to the winner of a contest; (2 .63 (prince: a nobleman of varying rank and status; prints: marked impressions; (2 .64 (principal: most important, consequential, or influential; principle: a fundamental law or doctrine; (2 .65 (prism: clear glass, etc., for dispersing light into the spectrum; prison: place of confinement; (2 .66 (profit: a valuable return; prophet: one who utters divinely inspired revelations; (2 .67 (pro's: those in favor: prose: non-poetic language; (2 .68 (pucker: wrinkle; pukka: genuine, authentic; (2 .69 (purrs: sounds of cats at ease; purse: a small bag for money; (2 .70 (put: impose or assign; putt: in the game of golf, a stroke to roll the ball into the hole; (2 .71

(quarts: fractions of a gallon; quartz: a bright mineral; (2 .1 (quiet: silent; quite: completely; (2 .2 (quince: yellowish fruit; quints: quintuplets; (2 .3

(rabbit: burrowing rodent with soft fur and long ears; rabid: fanatical; (2 .1 (rack: to cause to suffer torture, pain, anguish, or ruin; wrack: a wrecked ship; (2 .2 (racquet: a lightweight instrument used in various games; racket: a confused clattering noise; (2 .3 (rain: water falling in drops in the atmosphere; reign: royal authority; rein: a restraining influence; (3 .4 (raise: to stir up; rays: beams of radiant energy; raze: to destroy to the ground; (3 .5 (raiser: one who lifts up; razor: sharp-edged instrument for shaving; (2 .6 (rap: a sharp blow or knock; wrap: to enclose as if with a protective covering; (2 .7 (rapper: a door knocker; wrapper: the paper cover of a book not bound in boards; (2 .8 (rapped: knock sharply; rapt: wholly absorbed, engrossed; wrapped: covered especially by winding or folding; (3 .9 (raw: not cooked; roar: to laugh loudly; (2 .10 (read: (pronounced: red) printed or written words uttered aloud; red: having red as a distinguishing color; (2 .11 (read: (pronounced: reed) to receive information especially by sight or touch; reed: any of various tall grasses; (2 .12 (real: not artificial, fraudulent, or illusory; reel: a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound; (2 .13 (recede: move or slope backward; reseed: to plant again with seeds; (2 .14 (receipt: a written acknowledgement of a sum received; reseat: provide someone to sit down again; (2 .15

12 (reek: a strong or disagreeable fume or odor; wreak: to give free play or course to malevolent feeling; (2 .16 (reference: mention of a source of information; referents: one that refers; (2 .17 (relieve: to ease, comfort; relive: experience again; (2 .18 (rends: splits; wrens: small song birds; (2 .19 (resident: one residing in a home; residence: a home; (2 .20 (rest: freedom from activity or labor; wrest: to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting; (2 .21 (retch: to make an effort to vomit; wretch: a miserable person; (2 .22 (review: a general survey; revue: a theatrical production often with satirical skits, songs, and dances; (2 .23 (rex: associated with royalty; wrecks: destroys or ruins; (2 .24 (rheum: the watery discharge from the nose, eyes. etc.; room: space set off by walls; (2 .25 (rhyme: likeness of end sounds in words or lines of poetry; rime: white frost; (2 .26 rigger: one who works on the ropes of a ship; rigor: strictness or hardship; (2)27 . (right: suitable,; rite: ceremonial act; write: to form characters with a pen; wright: a worker skilled in wood; (4 .28 (ring: a set of bells; wring: to squeeze or twist; (2 .29 (ringer: one who causes a bell to sound out; wringer: one who squeezes and twists; (2 .30 (rise: stand up; ryes: cereal grasses; (2 .31 (road: a route or way to an end; rode: past tense of: ride; rowed: moved by the propulsion of oars; (3 .32 (rho: letter of the Greek alphabet; roe: eggs of a fish; row: number of objects arranged in a usually straight line; (3 .33 (roes: the eggs of a fish; rose: past tense of: rise; rows: to propel a boat by means of oars; (3 .34 (roil: make muddy or cloudy; royal: of a monarch; (2 .35 (role: a character assigned or assumed; roll: a document containing an official or formal record; (2 .36 1 (rood: a British unit equal to ⁄4 acre; rude: lacking refinement or delicacy; rued: regretted; (3 .37 (roomer: one living in a room; rumor: an unconfirmed report or story; (2 .38 (root: the usually underground part of a seed plant; route: a traveled path; (2 .39 (rote: the use of memory usually with little intelligence; wrote: past tense of: write; (2 .40 (rough: not smooth; ruff: high, frilled collar; (2 .41 (rouse: to stir up; rows: noisy disturbances or quarrels; (2 .42 (rues: regrets; ruse: an artful trick; (2 .43 (rung: past tense of: ring; wrung: past tense of: wring; (2 .44 (rye: a hardy annual grass widely grown for grain and as a cover crop; wry: to pull out of proper shape; (2 .45

(sac: a pouch within an animal or plant often containing a fluid sack: usually rectangular-shaped bag; (2 .1 (sachet: a small bag of perfumed powder; sashay: to strut in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner; (2 .2 (sacks: large bags of coarse cloth; sax: abbreviation of: saxophone; (2 .3 (sail: fabric by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water; sale: the act of selling; (2 .4 (sari: long, draped outer garment of Hindu women; sorry: full of regret; (2 .5 (satire: use of ridicule, irony, etc.; satyr: Greek mythology, woodland god with goat's legs; (2 .6 (sauce: something that adds zest or piquancy; source: a generative force; (2 .7 (saver: one who saves; savor: have a special taste, smell or quality; (2 .8 (saw: a tool or a machine used to cut hard material; soar: to fly aloft; sore: causing pain or distress; (3 .9 (sawed: cut with a thin blade with sharp teeth; sword: a weapon with a handle and a long blade; (2 .10 (scared: frightened; scarred: marked by a wound that has healed; (2 .11 (scene: the place of an occurrence or action; seen: past tense of: see; (2 .12 (scent: an agreeable odor (usually); sent: past tense of: send; (2 .13 (scull: large oar at the stern of a boat; skull: bony framework of the head; (2 .14 (sea: a great body of salt water that covers much of the earth; see: to perceive by the eye; (2 .15 (seam: the joining of two pieces of cloth by sewing, usually near the edge; seem: to appear; (2 .16 (seaman: sailor; seamen: sailors; semen: reproductive fluid of the male; (3 .17 (secret: kept from being known by others; secrete: to hide; (2 .18 (sear: to make withered or dry; seer: one that predicts events; sere: withered; (3 .19 (seas: bodies of water; sees: perceives by the eye; seize: to take possession of; (3 .20 (sects: a section; sex: characteristic of being a male or female; (2 .21 (serf: a member of a servile feudal class; surf: the swell of the sea that breaks upon the shore; (2 .22 (serge: a durable twilled fabric; surge: to rise and fall actively; (2 .23 (sew: to unite or fasten by stitches; so: in a manner or way indicated; sow: scatter; (3 .24 (sewn: fastened; sown: planted with seed for growing; (2 .24

13 (shake: move quickly up and down; sheikh: an Arab chief; (2 .25 (shear: to cut off the hair; sheer: of very thin or transparent texture; (2 .26 (shoe: an outer covering for the human foot; shoo: used especially in driving away an unwanted animal; (2 .27 (shone: past tense of: shine; shown: revealed; (2 .28 (sic: intentionally so written; sick: affected with disease or ill health; (2 .29 (side: the right or left part of the wall of something; sighed: took a deep audible breath; (2 .30 (sighs: takes a deep audible breath; size: physical magnitude; (2 .31 (sign: a signal; sine: a trigonometric function; (2 .32 (silicon: chemical element forming silica; silicone: silicon compound resistant to heat, water, etc.; (2 .33 (slate: a tablet used for writing; sleight: deceitful craftiness; (2 .34 (slay: to kill violently; sleigh: an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice; (2 .35 (sleight: a skill in doing tricks with the hands; slight: small or weak; (2 .36 (sloe: a small dark fruit of the blackthorn; slow: naturally inert or sluggish; (2 .37 (soared: flew high in the air; sword: a weapon with a handle and a long blade; (2 .38 (sold: past tense of: sell; soled: having a sole put on a shoe; (2 .39 (sole: solitary; soul: the spiritual principle embodied in human beings; (2 .40 (some: an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified number; sum: amount; (2 .41 (son: the masculine child of a family; sun: the heat giving planet in the sky; (2 .42 (soot: black particles in smoke; suit: coat and trousers; (2 .43 (sort: to resolve; sought: past tense of: seek; (2 .44 (spa: a resort having a mineral spring; spar: a pole supporting a ship's sail; (2 .45 (spade: a shovel; spayed: a sterilized female animal; (2 .46 (staid: sober, sedate; stayed: remained; (2 .48 (stair: one of a series of steps between levels; stare: gaze steadily; (2 .49 (stake: money risked as a wager; steak: a thick slice of meat or fish; (2 .50 (stalk: stem of a plant; stork: a long-legged wading bird; (2 .51 (stationary: not moving or changing; stationery: writing materials; (2 .52 (steal: take dishonestly and secretly; steel: hard alloy of iron; stele: portion of the axis of a vascular plant; (3 .53 (step: one foot movement; steppe: a great plain; (2 .54 (stile: steps for climbing over a fence or wall; style: fashion; (2 .55 (storey: the space in a building between two adjacent floors; story: a fictitious narrative; (2 .56 (straight: not crooked or bent; strait: a narrow waterway; (2 .57 (succor: help; sucker: a dupe; (2 .58 (suede: leather with one side buffed into a nap; swayed: influenced; (2 .59 (suite: a group of connected rooms; sweet: tasting of sugar; (2 .60 (summary: a brief report; summery: weather much like the summer; (2 .61 (sundae: ice cream covered with syrup, nuts, etc.; Sunday: the first day of the week; (2 .62 (surplice: a clergyman's loose, white tunic; surplus: a quantity over and above what is needed; (2 .63

(tacks: short, flat-headed nails; tax: compulsory payment to a government; (2 .1 (tacked: fastened with tacks; tact: skill in dealing people; (2 .2 (tail: the appendage at the rear end of an animal's body; tale: a story; (2 .3 (talk: to say words; torque: force that gives a twisting motion; (2 .4 (tall: high in stature; tool: an instrument to perform a particular action; (2 .5 (tare: a weed; tear: pull apart; (2 .6 (taught: past tense of: teach; taut: tightly stretched; tort: a wrongful act according to the law; torte: rich cake; (4 .7 (taxes: compulsory payments to a government; taxis: plural of: taxi; (2 .8 (tea: afternoon party with tea; tee: starting place for each hole in golf; (2 .9 (team: a group working or playing together; teem: abound; (2 .10 (tear: a drop of liquid from the eye; tier: any of a series of rows, one above the other; (2 .11 (teas: drinks made from Asian shrubs; tease: to annoy; tees: small pegs on which the golf ball is placed; (3 .12 (tenor: highest male voice; tenure: right or duration of holding a position; (2 .13 (tense: anxious; tents: shelters made of canvas, nylon, etc. (2 .14 (tern: gull-like seabird; turn: revolve or rotate; (2 .15 (the: definite article indicating a particular kind; thee: objective case of: thou; (2 .16

14 (theirs: belonging to them; there's: there is; (2 .17 (there: at that point; their; of them; they're; they are; (3 .18 (threw: past tense of: throw; through: from end to end; (2 .19 (throes: spasms or pangs of pain; throws: transmit through the air by the hand; (2 .20 (throne: the official chair of a king; thrown: sent through the air from the hand; (2 .21 (thyme: plant of the mint family; time: period or duration; (2 .22 (tic: involuntary, repeated muscle spasm; tick: a light, clicking sound; (2 .23 (tide: rise and fall of the ocean twice a day; tied: fastened with string, rope, etc. (2 .24 (tighten: to make taut; titan: a giant; (2 .25 (timber: wood for building houses, etc.; timbre: the distinctive sound of a voice or musical instrument; (2 .26 (to: toward; too: also; two; one more than one; (2 .27 (toe: any of five end parts of the foot; tow: pull by rope or chain; (2 .28 (toad: frog-like land animal; toed: touched with the toes; towed: pulled by a rope or a chain; (3 .29 (tocsin: an alarm bell; toxin: a poison, especially from bacteria, viruses, etc.; (2 .30 (told: past tense of: tell; tolled: charge paid on a turnpike; (2 .31 (tole: lacquered or enamel metal ware; toll: charge on a turnpike; (2 .32 (tool: instrument, implement, etc. used for some work; tulle: fine netting for veils, etc., made of silk, etc.; (2 .33 (ton: 2,000 pounds; tun: a large cask; (2 .34 (toughed: made very difficult; tuft: bunch of hairs, grass, etc. growing or tied together; (2 .35 (tracked: followed the trail; tract: a large stretch of land; (2 .36 (trader: one who buys and sells; traitor: a disloyal person; (2 .37 (tray: flat, low-sided server to carry things; trey: playing card with three spots; (2 .38 (treat: pay for food, etc.; subject to medical care; thing giving pleasure; (3 .39 (troop: a group of soldiers; troupe: a group of actors; (2 .40 (trooper: a mounted policeman; trouper: one of a group of actors; (2 .41 (trussed: tied or fastened; trust: custody; (2 .42 (tuba: large, deep-toned brass instrument; tuber: thickened part of an underground stem; (2 .43

(udder: large, bag-like organ containing milk-secreting glands, as in cows; utter: complete; (2 .1 (undo: cancel or destroy; undue: more than is proper; (2 .2 (urban: on or in a city; urbane: suave, refined; (2 .3 (use: put into action; yews: a type of evergreen; (2 .4 V

(vain: conceited; vane: device that swings to show wind direction; vein: blood vessel going to the heart; (2 .1 (vale: valley; veil: piece of thin fabric worn by women over the face; (2 .2 (variance: degree of difference; variants: different forms; (2 .3 (vary: make or become different; very: extremely; (2 .4 (veracious: truthful; voracious: greedy or ravenous; (2 .5 (verses: stanzas; versus: against; (2 .6 (vial: small bottle; vile: evil, wicked; (2 .7 (vice: substitute or subordinate; vise: a device with adjustable jaws for holding an object firmly; (2 .8 (vow: a solemn promise or statement; vowel: letter representing a speech sound of air in a continuous stream; (2 .9

(wade: walk through water, mud, etc.; weighed: determined the heaviness of something; (2 .1 (wail: make a loud sad cry; wale: welt; whale: a huge, fish-like sea animal; (2 .2 (waist: body part between the ribs and the hips; waste: use up needlessly; (2 .3 (wait: remain until something occurs; weight: amount of heaviness; (2 .4 (waive: give up, as a right; wave: move to and fro; (2 .5 (waiver: a legal non-acknowledgment of a right; waver: flutter, falter; (2 .6 (walk: go on foot at moderate speed; wok: bowl-shaped frying pan; (2 .7 (want: wish for; wont: accustomed; (2 .8 (war: armed conflict; wore: past tense of: wear; (2 .9 (ware: something for sale; wear: have on the body as clothes; where: in or to what place; (3 .10

15 (warn: advise to be careful; worn: past tense of: wear; (2 .11 (warred: fought as in a war; ward: division of a hospital; (2 .12 (warship: a ship used in warfare; worship: intense love; (2 .13 (watt: unit of electric power; what: which thing or event, etc.; (2 .14 (wax: plastic substance secreted by bees; whacks: hits or slaps with a sharp sound; (2 .15 (way: road or route; weigh: determine the heaviness of an object; whey: watery part of curdled milk; (3 .16 (we: persons speaking or writing; wee: very small; (2 .17 (weak: lacking strength; week: period of seven days; (2 .18 (weal: skin welt; we'll: we will; wheel: round disk turning on an axle; will: wish, desire; (4 .19 (weather: condition outside as to temperature, humidity, etc. whether: if it is true or likely; (2 .20 (weed: an unwanted plant; we'd: we would; (2 .21 (weave: make cloth by interlacing threads; we've: we have; (2 .22 (wen: skin cyst; when: at what time?; (2 .23 (were: past tense of: be; whirr: fly or revolve with a buzzing sound; (2 .24 (we'll: short for: we will or we shall; wheel: turn, revolve; (2 .25 (we're: we are; weir: a low dam in a river; (2 .26 (weigh: determine the heaviness of something; whey: the watery part of curdled milk; (2 .27 (wet: covered or soaked with water; whet: stimulate; (2 .28 (wheeled: moved by means of wheels; willed: decided to dispose of property upon death; (2 .29 (which: what one or ones of several; witch: a woman supposed to have evil supernatural powers; (2 .30 (whig: an American favoring independence from Great Britain; wig: false covering of the hair; (2 .31 (while: during the time that; wile: trick, lure; (2 .32 (whine: make a long, high cry as in complaining; wine: fermented juice of grapes or of other fruits; (2 .33 (whined: made a loud cry; wind: twine around; wined: entertained lavishly; (3 .34 (whirled: spun or moved rapidly; whorled: designed of circular ridges; world: the earth; (3 .35 (whirred: revolved with a buzzing sound; word: news; (2 .36 (whit: least bit; wit: the ability to make clever remarks; (2 .37 (whither: where; wither: wilt; (2 .38 (whose: of whom or of which; who's: who is; (2 .39 (wield: handle with skill; wheeled: moved on wheels; (2 .40 (won't: contraction of: will not; wont: accustomed; (2 .41 (wood: hard substance under the bark of a tree; would: past tense of: will; (2 .42 (worst: most evil; wurst: sausage; (2 .43

(yaw: swing erratically off-course; yore: time long past; your: of you; you're: you are; (4 .1 (yawl: kind of sailboat; y'all: variant of: you all; (2 .2 (yew: evergreen tree; you: the person spoken to; (2 .3 (yoke: frame for harnessing together a pair of oxen, etc; yolk: the yellow part of an egg; (2 .4 (you'll: you will; Yule: Christmas; (2 .5 (yore: time long past; your: of you; you're: contraction of: you are; (3 .6