homonym

accede

to agree

exceed

to go beyond limit

accept

to receive willingly

except

other than; to exclude

access

entrance

excess

more than needed

adherence

close attachment; devotion

adherents

supporters of a cause

adverse

acting against or in a contrary direction; hostile

averse

having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste

advice

opinion, suggestion

advise

to offer advice to, to counsel

affect

to influence; emotional response

effect

a result; to cause to happen

aid

to assist

aide

assistant

ail

feel ill

ale

type of beer

aisle

passageway between rows of seats

isle

small island

all ready

prepared

already

by this time

allowed

permitted

aloud

in loud tone, out loud

allude

to refer to indirectly

elude

to avoid

allusion

indirect reference

illusion

erroneous belief perception

elusion

avoidance

altar

elevated structure for religious ceremonies

alter

to adjust or modify

ascent

an upward slope

assent

agreement; to agree

bail

money for release of arrested person

bale

wrapped package

bare:

unclothed; to reveal

bear

to carry; an animal

bazaar

marketplace, fair

bizarre

strange

beat

whip, thrash

beet

dark red root vegetable

been

past participle of be

bin

storage container

beer:

alcoholic beverage

bier

coffin standcoffin stand

biannual:

occurring twice a year

biennial

l: occurring once every two years

bloc

a group united for common cause

block

piece of wood, city square; to prevent passage

boar

male swine

boor

crude person

bore

dull, tiresome person; to make a hole

board

a plank of wood

bored

uninterested

born

brought into life

borne

carried

brake

stop

break

smash

breach

to break or violate

breech

part of a gun

breadth

width

breath

air inhaled and exhaled

breathe

to inhale and exhale

buy

purchase

by

next to

cache

a group of things that have been hidden in a secret place; a computer mem- ory for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data

cash

ready money

cannon

large gun

canon

code of law

canvas

heavy cloth

canvass

to examine or survey

capital

seat of government, uppercase let- ter of alphabet; very serious; sum of money

capitol

building where legislature meets

cede

to surrender

seed

propagative part of plant; to plant

cellar

basement

seller

one who sells

censer

incense container

censor

one who condemns; to examine for objectionable material

censure

reprimand

sensor

a device that responds to stimulus

choir

company of singers

quire

one twentieth of a ream of paper

choose

to select

chose

past tense of choose

chord

tones sounded together

cord

twine, rope, cable cite: to quote an authority

sight

the ability to see; to look at

site

a place

cloth

fabric

clothe

to cover with clothing

coarse

rough, crude

course

a route, program of instruction

complement

something that completes; makes whole

compliment

expression of praise; to praise

conscience

sense of right and wrong

conscious

aware, capable of thought

consul

government official

council

governing body

counsel

advice, attorney; to advise