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affect - (ah-FECT) to change; (AF-fect) feeling or emotion
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alternate - (ALT-er-nit) another choice; (ALT-er-NAIT) switch back and forth
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appropriate - (ap-PROPE-ri-ATE) to take possession of; (ap-PROPE-ri-it) suitable
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are - (AIR) 100 square meters (a hundredth of a hectare); (AHR) plural present tense of "to be"
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arithmetic - (a-RITH-me-tic) a branch of mathematics; (AIR-ith-MET-ic) characteristic of arithmetic
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attribute - (at-TRIB-ute) to ascribe; (AT-trib-ute) characteristic
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axes - (AX-ez) plural of axe; (AX-eez) plural of axis
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bass - (BASE) a stringed instrument; (BASS) a fish
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bow - (rhymes with "how") to incline the head in greeting; also, front of a ship; (rhymes with "tow") weapon that shoots arrows
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bowed - (rhymes with "how'd") inclined the head in greeting; (rhymes with "towed") bent
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buffet - (BUF-fet) to hit; (buf-FAY, boof-FAY) a meal at which guests serve themselves from dishes on display
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close - (CLOZE) to shut; (CLOHSS) nearby
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combine - (COM-bine) threshing machine; (com-BINE) put together
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conduct - (CON-duct) behavior; (con-DUCT) to direct or manage
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conflict - (CON-flict) disagreement or fight; (con-FLICT) to be in opposition
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console - (CON-sole) upright case; also, computer terminal; (con-SOLE) to comfort
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consort - (CON-sort) companiobn or partner; (con-SORT) to keep company
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construct - (CON-struct) something constructed; (con-STRUCT) to assemble
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content - (CON-tent) substantive part; (con-TENT) satisfied
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contest - (CON-test) competition; (con-TEST) to dispute
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contract - (CON-tract) agreement; (con-TRACT) to shrink or to agree on a project
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convert - (CON-vert) one whose belief was changed; (con-VERT) to change one's belief
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converse - (CON-verse) opposite; (con-VERSE) to talk
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convict - (CON-vict) prisoner; (con-VICT) to find guilty
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crooked - (CROOKD) bended; (CROOK-ed) bent
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deliberate - (de-LIB-er-ate) carefully considered; (de-lib-er-ATE) to consider
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desert - (DES-ert) arid region; (de-SERT) to leave; also, something deserved
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digest - (DIE-jest) collection of published material; (die-JEST) absorb nutrients
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do - (DOO) to accomplish; (DOE) musical note
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does - (DUZ) performs; (DOZE) multiple female deer
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dove - (rhymes with "love") a bird; (rhymes with "hove") jumped off
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drawer - (DROR) compartment that is opened by pulling out; (DRAW-er) one who draws
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ellipses - (ee-LIP-sez) plural of ellipse; (ee-LIP-seez) plural of ellipsis
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entrance - (EN-trance) entry way; (en-TRANCE) to captivate
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evening - (EVE-ning) the time of day between afternoon and night; (EVE-en-ing) making even
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excuse - (EX-cuze) to let someone off; (ex-KYEWSS) justifying explanation
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house - (HOWSS) building that serves as living quarters; (HOWZ) to provide with living quarters
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incense - (IN-cense) substance that produces a pleasant aroma when burned; (in-CENSE) to anger
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intern - (IN-tern) a worker in training; (in-TERN) confine to a prescribed area
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invalid - (IN-val-id) someone who is sick or disabled; (in-VAL-id) not valid
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laminate - (LAM-in-it) a layered construct; (LAM-in-ATE) to construct by layering
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lather - (hard "th") foam or suds; (soft "th") one who installs lath (lattice)
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lead - (LEED) to guide; (LED) a metallic element
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minute - (MIN-it) sixty seconds; (my-NOOT) tiny
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moderate - (MOD-er-it) not excessive or extreme; (mod-er-ATE) to preside over
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mow - (rhymes with "cow") pile of hay stored in a barn; (rhymes with "tow") to cut grass
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multiply - (MULT-i-PLY) to perform the mathematical operation of multiplication on; (MULT-i-plee) in a multiple manner
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number - (NUM-ber) a discrete value or quantity; (NUM-mer) more numb
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nun - (NUN) women in a religious order; (NOON) the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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object - (OB-ject) thing; (ob-JECT) to protest
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overhead - (OVE-er-head) operating expenses; also, an overhead projector; (ov-er-HEAD) high; above the level of the head
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pasty - (PAY-stee) like glue; (PASS-tee) meat pie
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pate - (PATE) top of the head; (PAT) porcelain paste; (pa-TAY) a minced food
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perfect - (PER-fect) flawless; (per-FECT) to make flawless
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periodic - (PEER-ee-ODD-ic) occasional; (PURE-eye-ODD-ic) an iodine compound
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permit - (PER-mit) document giving permission; (per-MIT) to allow
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present - (PREZ-ent) gift; (pre-ZENT) to introduce
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primer - (PRIHM-er) elementary book; (PRY-mer) undercoat of paint
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produce - (PRO-duce) vegetables; (pro-DUCE) bring forth
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project - (PRO-ject) task; (pro-JECT) to forecast; also, to show a movie
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protest - (PRO-test) an objection; (pro-TEST) to object
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pussy - (PUHS-ee) having pus; (POOH-see) kitten
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raven - (RAY-ven) a black bird; (RAV-en) hungry
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rebel - (REB-el) one who refuses allegiance or opposes (re-BEL) to refuse allegiance or oppose
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record - (REC-ord) a documented account; (re-CORD) to set down to preserve
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recreation - (REC-ree-A-shun) entertaining or relaxing pastime; (REE-cree-A-shun) something that is remade, recreated
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refuse - (REF-yoos) garbage; (ref-YOOZ) to deny
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relay - (REE-lay) a race in which members of a team take turns racing; (ree-LAY) to lay again; (rih-LAY) to pass along
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repeat - (RE-peat) repeated television show; (re-PEAT) to perform again
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rerun - (RE-run) repeated television show; (re-RUN) to run again
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resign - (re-ZINE) to quit; (re-SIGN) to sign again
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resume - (ree-ZOOM) to restart; (REH-zoom-ay) document of professional experience
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row - (rhymes with "cow") a fight; (rhymes with "tow") a series of objects; also, to propel a boat with oars
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sake - (SAKE) purpose; (SAH-kee) alcoholic drink
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secreted - (SEE-cret-ed) placed out of sight; (see-CREET-ed) emitted
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separate - (SEP-ar-ATE) to set apart; (SEP-ret) not joined together
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sewer - (SOE-wer) one who sews; (SOO-wer) channel for human waste
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slough - (rhymes with "tough") outer layer or covering that is shed; (rhymes with "cow") a hole filled with deep mud or mire; (rhymes with "through") a marsh
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sow - (rhymes with "cow") a pig; (rhymes with "tow") to plant seed
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subject - (SUB-ject) the theme; also, one ruled by another; (sub-JECT) to force upon
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suspect - (SUS-pect) one suspected of a crime; (sus-PECT) to have suspicion
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tear - (TARE) to rip; (TEER) a drop of the clear liquid emitted by the eye
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unionized - (YOON-yon-ized) belonging to a union; (un-I-on-ized) not converted into ions
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wind - (rhymes with "find") to coil up; (WINNED) moving air
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wound - (WOOND) to injure; (WOWND) coiled up
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Ares - (AIRS, lower case) multiple units of 100 square meters; (AIR-eez, capitalized) the Greek god of war
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August - (au-GUST, lower case) important; (AU-gust, capitalized) the eighth month of the year
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Embarrass - (em-BAR-rass, lower case) mortify; (AUM-bro, capitalized) a river in eastern Illinois
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Ewe - (YOO, lower case) a female sheep; (AY-way, capitalized) a member of a people inhabiting southeast Ghana, southern Togo, and southern Benin.
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Job - (JOBB, lower case) task or position of employment; (JOBE, capitalized) the author of one of the books of the Bible
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Lima - (LIE-ma, lower case) a type of bean; (LEE-ma, capitalized) the capital of Peru
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Magdalen - (MAG-da-len, lower case) a reformed prostitute; (MAUD-len) a college in Oxford
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Male - (MAIL, lower case) of, relating to, or designating the sex that has organs to produce spermatozoa for fertilizing ova; (MAH-lee, capitalized) the capital of the Maldives
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Natal - (NATE-al, lower case) relating to one's birth; (na-TAHL, capitalized) a region of southeast Africa; also, a city in northeast Brazil
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Nice - (NICE, lower case) pleasant; (NEECE, capitalized) a city in France
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Polish - (PALL-ish, lower case) shine; (POE-lish, capitalized) from Poland
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Rainier - (RANE-ee-er, lower case) more rainy; (ray-NEER, capitalized) a volcanic peak in Washington
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Reading - (REED-ing, lower case) observing and comprehending written words; (RED-ing, capitalized) a borough in south-central England
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Worms - (WERMS, lower case) plural of worm; (VORMS, capitalized) a city in southwest Germany