W and P (Part 4) Flashcards

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Callous/callused

A

a lack of feeling/ tough build-up on a person’s hand or feet

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2
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Can/ may

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one’s ability/ it is concerned with whether one has permission

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3
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canon/cannon

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principles or rules/ large piece of artillery

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4
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Canvas/canvass

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fabric/examine, campaign for election

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5
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capital/capitol

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city; wealth/building

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6
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Carat/caret/carrot/karat

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same as karats/ it is proofreader’s mark or carets are extensively used in computer programming/crunchy orange vegetable/precious stones like diamonds are weighed in karats

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7
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career/careen

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relating to future, job etc./swerving from side to side

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8
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Censor/sensor

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prohibit/ measuring device

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9
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choose/ chose

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to select/past tense of choose

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10
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chunk/chuck

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is a big piece/to throw

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11
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cite/site/sight

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to indicate/a place/ vision

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12
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click/clique

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to push a button/ a small exclusive group of friend or associates

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13
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coarse/course

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rough/ way, path

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14
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collaborate/corroborate

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to work with someone/ to establish the truth of something

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15
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collage/college

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you can paste together bits of paper to make a collage, but the institution of higher education is a college

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16
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come over/overcome

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to move from one place to another or move towards someone/to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something

17
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compare/ contrast

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you compare objects for both similarities and differences /you contrast any two things (like or unlike) by identifying dissimilarities

18
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complement/compliment

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make complete, to supplement/ praise

19
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concentrate/concentrated

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direct all your efforts towards a particular activity / it means it has some liquid removed.

20
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connote/ denote

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suggest/indicate