Homonyms Flashcards
To agree
Accede
To go beyond limit
Exceed
To receive willingly
Accept
Other than; to exclude
Except
Entrance excess: more than needed
Access
Close attention; devotion
Adherence
Supporters of a cause
Adherents
Acting against, or in a contrary directions; hostile
Adverse
Having an active feeling of re-pungent or distaste
Averse
Opinion, suggestion
Advice
To offer advice to, to counsel
Advise
To influence; emotional response
Affect
A result; to cost to happen
Effect
To assist
Aid
Assistant
Aide
Fell ill
Ail
Type of beer
Ale
Passageway between rows of seats
Aisle
Small island
Isle
Prepared
All ready
By this time
Already
Permitted
Allowed
In loud tone, out loud
Aloud
To refer to indirectly
Allude
Indirect reference
Allusion
Erroneous belief; perception
Illusion
Avoidance
Elusion
Elevated structure for religious ceremonies
Altar
To adjust or modify
Alter
And upward slope
Ascent
Agreement; to agree
Assent
Money for release of arrested person
Bail
Wrapped package
Bale
Unclothed; to reveal
Bare
To carry; an animal
Bear
Marketplace, fair
Bazaar
Strange
Bizarre
Whip, thrash
Beat
Dark, red root vegetable
Beet
Past participle of
Ben
Strong container
Bin
Alcoholic beverage
Beer
Coffin stand
Bier
Occurring twice a year
Biannual
Occurring once every two years
Biennial
A group united for common cause
Bloc
Piece of wood, city, square; to prevent passage
Block
Male, swine
Boar
Crude person
Boor
Dull, tire some person; to make a whole
Bore
A plank of wood
Board
Uninterested
Bored
Brought into life
Born
Carried
Borne
Stop
Brake
Smash
Break
To break or violate
Breach
Part of a gun
Breech
Width breath: air inhale and exhale
Breadth
To inhale and exhale
Breathe
Purchase
Buy
Next to 
By
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
Ready money
Cash
Large gun
Cannon
Code of law
Canon
Heavy cloth
Canvas
To examine or survey
Canvass
Seat of government, upper letter of alphabet, very serious; sum of money
Capital
Building where legislature meet
Capitol
To surrender
Cede
Propagative part of plant; to plant
Seed
Basement
Celler
One who sells
Seller
Incense container
Censer
One who condemns; to examine for objectionable material
Censor
Reprimand
Censure
A device that response to stimulus
Sensor
Company of singers
Choir
One twentieth of a ream of paper
Quire
To select
Choose
Past tense of choose
Chose
Tones sounded together
Chord
Twine, rope, cable
Cord
To quote an authority
Cite
The ability to see; to look at
Sight
A place
Site
Fabric
Cloth
To cover with clothing
Clothe
Rough, crude
Coarse
A route, program of instruction
Course
Something that completes; makes whole
Complement
Expression of praise; to praise
Compliment
Sense of right and wrong
Conscience
Aware, capable of thought
Conscious
Government official
Consul for
Governing body
Council
Advice, Attorney; to advise
Counsel
Innermost part
Core
Military group, group of persons acting together
Corps
Dead body
Corpse
The act of depriving; loss
Deprivation
Moral corruption; perversion
Depravation
Acceptable
Decent
Downward, slope, or movement; ancestry
Descent
Disagreement; to disagree
Dissent
Arid region; to abandon
Desert
After-dinner course
Dessert
Expire dead; singular of dice
Die
color
Dye
Reserved, respectful
Discreet
Individual, distinct
Discrete
Finished; past participle of do
Done
Dull brown color; to demand payment
Dun
To gain from work
Earn
A vase
Urn
To bring out
Elicit
Illegal, forbidden
Illicit
To leave one region or country, to settle in another; emigrate from
Emigrate
To settle in a region or country other than one’s s native area; immigrate to
Immigrate
Distinguished
Eminent
About to occur
Imminent
To surround
Envelop
Wrapper; send a letter in
Envelope