W and P (Part 4) Flashcards
Callous/callused
a lack of feeling/ tough build-up on a person’s hand or feet
Can/ may
one’s ability/ it is concerned with whether one has permission
canon/cannon
principles or rules/ large piece of artillery
Canvas/canvass
fabric/examine, campaign for election
capital/capitol
city; wealth/building
Carat/caret/carrot/karat
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
career/careen
relating to future, job etc./swerving from side to side
Censor/sensor
prohibit/ measuring device
choose/ chose
to select/past tense of choose
chunk/chuck
is a big piece/to throw
cite/site/sight
to indicate/a place/ vision
click/clique
to push a button/ a small exclusive group of friend or associates
coarse/course
rough/ way, path
collaborate/corroborate
to work with someone/ to establish the truth of something
collage/college
you can paste together bits of paper to make a collage, but the institution of higher education is a college