Homonyms Flashcards
1
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To agree
A
Accede
2
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To go beyond limit
A
Exceed
3
Q
To receive willingly
A
Accept
4
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Other than; to exclude
A
Except
5
Q
Entrance excess: more than needed
A
Access
6
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Close attention; devotion
A
Adherence
7
Q
Supporters of a cause
A
Adherents
8
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Acting against, or in a contrary directions; hostile
A
Adverse
9
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Having an active feeling of re-pungent or distaste
A
Averse
10
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Opinion, suggestion
A
Advice
11
Q
To offer advice to, to counsel
A
Advise
12
Q
To influence; emotional response
A
Affect
13
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A result; to cost to happen
A
Effect
14
Q
To assist
A
Aid
15
Q
Assistant
A
Aide
16
Q
Fell ill
A
Ail
17
Q
Type of beer
A
Ale
18
Q
Passageway between rows of seats
A
Aisle
19
Q
Small island
A
Isle
20
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Prepared
A
All ready
21
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By this time
A
Already
22
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Permitted
A
Allowed
23
Q
In loud tone, out loud
A
Aloud
24
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To refer to indirectly
A
Allude
25
Indirect reference
Allusion
26
Erroneous belief; perception
Illusion
27
Avoidance
Elusion
28
Elevated structure for religious ceremonies
Altar
29
To adjust or modify
Alter
30
And upward slope
Ascent
31
Agreement; to agree
Assent
32
Money for release of arrested person
Bail
33
Wrapped package
Bale
34
Unclothed; to reveal
Bare
35
To carry; an animal
Bear
36
Marketplace, fair
Bazaar
37
Strange
Bizarre
38
Whip, thrash
Beat
39
Dark, red root vegetable
Beet
40
Past participle of
Ben
41
Strong container
Bin
42
Alcoholic beverage
Beer
43
Coffin stand
Bier
44
Occurring twice a year
Biannual
45
Occurring once every two years
Biennial
46
A group united for common cause
Bloc
47
Piece of wood, city, square; to prevent passage
Block
48
Male, swine
Boar
49
Crude person
Boor
50
Dull, tire some person; to make a whole
Bore
51
A plank of wood
Board
52
Uninterested
Bored
53
Brought into life
Born
54
Carried
Borne
55
Stop
Brake
56
Smash
Break
57
To break or violate
Breach
58
Part of a gun
Breech
59
Width breath: air inhale and exhale
Breadth
60
To inhale and exhale
Breathe
61
Purchase
Buy
62
Next to 
By
63
A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place; a computer memory for storage frequently or recent used instructions or data
Cache
64
Ready money
Cash
65
Large gun
Cannon
66
Code of law
Canon
67
Heavy cloth
Canvas
68
To examine or survey
Canvass
69
Seat of government, upper letter of alphabet, very serious; sum of money
Capital
70
Building where legislature meet
Capitol
71
To surrender
Cede
72
Propagative part of plant; to plant
Seed
73
Basement
Celler
74
One who sells
Seller
75
Incense container
Censer
76
One who condemns; to examine for objectionable material
Censor
77
Reprimand
Censure
78
A device that response to stimulus
Sensor
79
Company of singers
Choir
80
One twentieth of a ream of paper
Quire
81
To select
Choose
82
Past tense of choose
Chose
83
Tones sounded together
Chord
84
Twine, rope, cable
Cord
85
To quote an authority
Cite
86
The ability to see; to look at
Sight
87
A place
Site
88
Fabric
Cloth
89
To cover with clothing
Clothe
90
Rough, crude
Coarse
91
A route, program of instruction
Course
92
Something that completes; makes whole
Complement
93
Expression of praise; to praise
Compliment
94
Sense of right and wrong
Conscience
95
Aware, capable of thought
Conscious
96
Government official
Consul for
97
Governing body
Council
98
Advice, Attorney; to advise
Counsel
99
Innermost part
Core
100
Military group, group of persons acting together
Corps
101
Dead body
Corpse
102
The act of depriving; loss
Deprivation
103
Moral corruption; perversion
Depravation
104
Acceptable
Decent
105
Downward, slope, or movement; ancestry
Descent
106
Disagreement; to disagree
Dissent
107
Arid region; to abandon
Desert
108
After-dinner course
Dessert
109
Expire dead; singular of dice
Die
110
color
Dye
111
Reserved, respectful
Discreet
112
Individual, distinct
Discrete
113
Finished; past participle of do
Done
114
Dull brown color; to demand payment
Dun
115
To gain from work
Earn
116
A vase
Urn
117
To bring out
Elicit
118
Illegal, forbidden
Illicit
119
To leave one region or country, to settle in another; emigrate from
Emigrate
120
To settle in a region or country other than one’s s native area; immigrate to
Immigrate
121
Distinguished
Eminent
122
About to occur
Imminent
123
To surround
Envelop
124
Wrapper; send a letter in
Envelope
