accede to consent or agree
exceed to surpass
accept to take something offered
except to exclude
access a way of getting to something or someone
excess surplus
adapt to adjust
adopt to take as one's own
adept skillful
advice cousel, suggestion,
advise to give advice
affect to infulence
effect a result
aisle a passageway
isle an island
all ready all is ready
already previously
all together all is together in the same place
altogether completely
allusion a reference or mention
illusion a false impression
altar a platform as in a church
alter to change
amend to make a formal change
emend to correct
anecdote a short narrative
antidote something that counters a poison or disease
angel a heavenly being
angle a geometric figure formed by two straight lines meeting
ante before
anti against
apocalypse prophetic, revelatory
apocraphal false, spurious
assure to guarantee
ensure to make certain
insure to guard against loss or harm
baited containing bait as a trap
bated held in
bazaar a market place
bizarre strange or odd
beside next to
besides in addition to
biannual twice a year
biennial once every two years
blond a fair haired person of either sex
blonde a blond woman
brake a device that stops
break to smash
breath air from the lungs
breathe to inhale or exhale
breadth width
bridal of a bride
bridle headgear attached to the reins to control a horse
broach to make a hole in something
brooch an ornament to attach to a blouse
brunet a dark haired man
brunette a dark haired girl
cash n. portable money
cache a hidden place for treasure
canon a rule or law
cannon a large gun
canvas a sturdy cloth
canvass to solict votes, sales by going from house to house
callous emotionally hardened
callus hardening of the skin
capital the main city of of a central government
capitol the main building of a government
cede to grant
seed that from which something is grown
censer a vessel for burning incense
censor a person who examine books
sensor a device that responds to a physical stimulus
censure to reprimand
chafe to irritate
chaff to make fun of
chord a combination of three or more musical tones
cord a string, rope
cite to quote or refer to
sight something seen
site a place where something is located
casual infornal
causal causing
casualty someone injured
climactic of a climax
climatic of a weather
clench to close tightly
clinch to secure firmly
coarse vulgar
course direction
complement to complete
compliment an expression of praise
consul a foreign based government official below the rank of ambassador
council a meeting
counsel to advise
core the center
corps [kor] an organization of people
corpse [kors] a dead body
currant a small red black berry
current a continuous onward flowing
dairy of milk
diary a daily record or journal
debauched [de BOTCH] morally corrupted
debouched [de BOOSH] to come out of~
decent suitable
descent to get down
dissent to differ
desert an arid region
dessert a sweet course at the end of the meal
device a tool
devise to invent
die to pass away
dye to color one's hair
draught draft
drought a long spell of dry weather
dual double
duel any contest between two people
emigrant a person who leaves one own country
immigrant a person who enter one country
envelop to wrap or enclose
envelope to a paper wrapper
faint to lose consciousness briefly
feint a mock attack or blow
farther at a greater distance
further more
fiance a man who is engaged
fiancee a woman who is engaged
flare a blaze of light
flair ability to appreciate someting; talent
flaunt to show something
flout to defy
forbear to put up with
forebear an ancestor
foreword an introduction to a work
forward onward
formal offcial
former previous
foul out of bounds
fowl a chicken, duck, turkey or pheasant
gourmet a connoisseur of food
gourmand one who eats a great deal
idle not active
idol a person who is greatly admired
idyl or
idyll a poem or prose that concentrates on simple, pastoral scenes
imprudent indiscreet, unwise
impudent bold, brazen, incivil
ingenious clever, imaginative
ingenuous naive, frank and open
indiginous aboriginal
later after some time
latter the second of the two
ladder parallel steps for climbing
lead a metal
led the past tense of the verb
lead legion a military organization
lesion any abnormal change in the structure of an organ
levee an embankment
levy to impose
level station, status
revel delight, fancy
label tag, ticket
loose not tight
lose to suffer the loss
loyal devoted, faithful
royal kigly, monarchly
material anything of which something can be made
materiel military supplies
miner a person who works in a mine
minor a person who is under age
moral decent, ethical
morale confidence
naval of a navy or ships
navel the belly button
ordinance a law
ordnance weapons or ammunitions
passed the past tense of the verb
pass
past time gone by
panacea [pan a SEE a] n. a cure-all
panache [pa NASH] n. grand or dramatic style of manner
peace freedom from war
piece a part of portion
pedal a foot operated lever
peddle to sell at retail; to hawk
personal of a particular person
personnel the people employed on a job
populous crowded
populace the common people
pore over to gaze steadily
pour over to send forth a stream of liquid
precede to come first
proceed to go forward
prescribe to recommend
proscribe to forbid
principal major
principle a general rule or truth
quiet calm
quit to stop
quite noticebly
rain liquid pricipitation
rein a device used to guide a horse
reign to rule as a sovereign
raise to lift something
raze to demolish
rise to get up
recur to happen againg frequently
reoccur to happen again once
regal royal
legal of the law
regime a form of government
regimen a systematic course of training
regiment a military unit of a number of battalions
respectable in a proper way
The guy is respectable in terms of educational administraion.respectful in a polite way
You'd better be respectful of the elderly.
respective in a specific order
rout a huge defeat leading to confusion or disorder
route the way to a destination
sacred holy
scar a trace of injury
scarce rare; hardy available
scare to frighten
seize to grab
siege to surround
species kind; breed
specious deceitful, deceptive
stationary in a fixed position
stationery wrting paper and related materials
straight not curved or crooked
strait a narrow passageway connectong two larger bodies of water
suit a coat; a proceding in a court
suite a set of rooms
tenant a person who rents a house or an apartment
tenet a doctrine or law
than when compared with
then at that time
thorough complete
threw the past tense of the verb
throw
through from one side to the other
vain conceited; useless
vane a direction pointer
vein a blood vessel
veracious truthful
voracious extremely hungry
waist the narrow part of the body above the hips
waste refuse
weather day to day climate
whether in case
yoke a bidin device
yolk the yellow of the egg
