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Homonyms
homonyms
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English
9th Grade
11/19/2010

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Accept
Definition
to receive: to agree to
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Except
Definition
with the exclusion of; but
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Advice
Definition
a recommendation for action
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Advise
Definition
to recommend a course of action
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Affect
Definition
to act upon; to change
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Effect
Definition
result; consequence
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Already
Definition
previously; before this time
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All ready
Definition
fully or completely prepared
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Altar
Definition
a table or stand at which religious rites are performed
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Alter
Definition
to change
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Altogether
Definition
entirely
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All together
Definition
everyone in the same place
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Brake
Definition
a device to stop a machine
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Break
Definition
to fracture; to shatter
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Capital
Definition
a city, the location of a government
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Capitol
Definition
the building in which a legislative body meets (usually capitalized)
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Coarse
Definition
rough, crude, large
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Course
Definition
path of action; series of studies; also used in the expression “of course”
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Complement
Definition
something that completes
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Compliment
Definition
to praise someone/ praise from someone
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Council
Definition
a group of people who meet together to discuss or advise
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Counsel
Definition
to give advice/ advice
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Desert
Definition
dry, barren, sandy region; a wilderness
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Dessert
Definition
the final course of a meal; usually a sweet course
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Desert
Definition
to abandon, to forsake, to leave without permission
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Formally
Definition
with dignity, following the strict rules or procedure
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Formerly
Definition
previously; at an earlier date
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Hear
Definition
to receive sounds through the ears
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Here
Definition
this place
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It's
Definition
it is
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Its
Definition
a personal pronoun showing possession
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