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Homophones Flashcards

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1
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a tool similar to an axe with a curved blade
adds, ads, adze?

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adze

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a ridge of sand or gravel formed by the sea
air, ayre, ere, err, or heir?

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ayre

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before
air, ayre, ere, err, or heir?

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ere

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to make a mistake
air, ayre, ere, err, heir?

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err

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to influence or to change
affect or effect?

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affect

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a result
affect or effect?

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effect

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a rod that passes through the center of a wheel
axel or axle?

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axle

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a city that is the seat of government of a region or country
capital or capitol?

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capital

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a building housing a legislative body
capital or capitol?

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capitol

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something that completes or makes whole
compliment or complement

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complement

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an assembly of persons called together to consult; administrators
council or counsel

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council

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to advise, consul
council or counsel

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counsel

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a horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration on a wall near the ceiling
frees, freeze, frieze

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frieze

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to bring out, to evoke
elicit, illicit

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elicit

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illegal
elicit, illicit

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illicit

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distinguished outstanding
eminent, imminent

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eminent

17
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about to happen
eminent, imminent

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imminent

18
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a metallic element; to direct
lead, led

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lead

19
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a wealthy and influential person, especially in business
magnate, magnet

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magnate

20
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to measure out, to dispense a punishment
meat, meet, mete

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mete

21
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the roof of the mouth; a person’s appreciation of flavor
palate, palette, pallet

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palate

22
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a thing board artists use to lay out and mix colored paints; the range of colors an artist uses in an artwork
palate, palette, pallet

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palette

23
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a wooden flat baded instrument; a portable platform for storing and transporting materials and packages.
palate, palette, pallet

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pallet

24
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most important; head of a school
principal, principle

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principal

25
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a fundamental guideline or truth
principal, principle

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principle

26
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not moving
stationary, stationery

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stationary

27
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writing paper, especially with matching envelops
stationary, stationery

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stationery

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