Homonyms 1-15

Question 1

Elicit

Answer 1

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

Question 2

Illicit

Answer 2

not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful; disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons

Question 3

adze

Answer 3

an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle

Question 4

baler

Answer 4

someone or something (usually a machine) that compresses hay into bales

Question 5

bailer

Answer 5

someone who bails water

Question 6

cygnet

Answer 6

a young swan

Question 7

signet

Answer 7

a small seal used instead of a signature to make documents official

Question 8

vale

Answer 8

a valley

Question 9

discrete

Answer 9

individually separate and distinct

Question 10

discreet

Answer 10

careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment

Question 11

wain

Answer 11

wagon

Question 12

wane

Answer 12

decrease

Question 13

lickerish

Answer 13

fond of and eager for choice food

Question 14

clack

Answer 14

to make a quick, sharp sound, or a succession of sounds, as by striking or cracking

Question 15

claque

Answer 15

a group of persons hired to applaud and act or performers

Question 16

marshal

Answer 16

to arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order

Question 17

martial

Answer 17

soldier-like or warlike

Question 18

baron

Answer 18

minor royalty

Question 19

barren

Answer 19

unable to have children

Question 20

mien

Answer 20

demeanor

Question 21

aide

Answer 21

n assistant or helper, especially a confidential one.

Question 22

calender

Answer 22

a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders

Question 23

canvass

Answer 23

solicit votes

Question 24

incite

Answer 24

encourage

Question 25

brooch

Answer 25

ornament fastened to clothing

Question 26

broach

Answer 26

to raise sensitive subject for discussion

Question 27

sachet

Answer 27

small bag that has a powdered mixture used to scent clothes; small, thin package

Question 28

sashay

Answer 28

to flounce or strut in as exaggerated manner

Question 29

stile

Answer 29

an arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or wall

Question 30

gilt

Answer 30

gold leaf or gold paint applied in a thin layer to a surface

Question 31

aerie

Answer 31

the nest of a bird on a cliff or mountaintop

Question 32

chock

Answer 32

a block or wedge placed under something to keep it from moving