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68 Cards in this Set
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Which word is short for advertising?
ad or add |
ad
add is a shortened term for addition |
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Which word means more than one advertisement?
ads, adds, adze |
ads
adds is performs additions adze is an axe-like tool |
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Which terms means a person who is an assistant?
aid, aide, ade |
aide
aid is to help or assist ade is a fruit beverage |
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Which word means to change something?
affect, effect |
affect
effect is the result of something |
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Which word means to make a mistake?
heir, err, ere, air, e'er |
err
heir is someone who inherits ere means eventually air is what we breathe e'er is the contraction of ever |
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Which word means to be permitted?
aloud, allowed |
allowed
aloud means spoken so it can be heard |
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Which means to agree?
ascent, assent |
assent
ascent means the climb |
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Which word means really bad?
aweful, awful, offal |
awful
aweful means filled with awe or wonder offal is butchered entrails |
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Which word describes a person to whom goods are given for repair or custody?
bailey, bailee, bailie |
bailee
bailey is the outer wall of a castle bailie is a municipal officer in Scotland |
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Which word means forbidden?
band, banned |
banned
band is a musical group |
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Which word means the underlying meaning or element of something?
bases, basis, basses |
basis
bases are what baseball players run around basses are many four stringed guitars |
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Which word is the past tense of be?
bean, been |
been
bean is a vegetable |
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Which word means to be superior?
better, bettor |
better
bettor is someone who places bets |
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Which word means a generative force?
cause, caws |
cause
caws are the sounds made by crows |
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Which word means to make judgements to withhold information?
censer, censor, sensor |
censor
censer is an incense dish sensor is something that detects |
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Which word means that an item is being referenced in a document?
cited, sighted, sited |
cited
sighted is to be able to see sited is located |
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Which word means to give advice?
council, counsel |
counsel
council is a group of advisores, such as a town council |
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Which word means to be in a line-up waiting?
cue, Kew, queue |
queue
cue is a signal Kew is the home of some famous English gardens |
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Which word means an amount payable?
dew, do, due |
due
do means to perform dew means morning condensation |
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Which word means two things?
dual, duel |
dual
duel is a fight between two over honour |
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Which word means to draw out or try to get?
elicit, illicit |
elicit
illicit means against the law |
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Which word means something is average?
fair, fare |
fair
fare is a fee paid |
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Which word means to say no to or abstain from?
forego, forgo |
forgo
forego is to go before or precede |
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Which word means a security deposit?
gage, gauge |
gage
gauge is an instrument used to measure |
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Which word means the opposite of innocent or to be culpable?
gilt, guilt |
guilt
gilt means gold plated |
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Which word means to pay attention?
he'd, heed |
heed
he'd is the contraction for he would |
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Which word means to listen?
hear, here |
hear
here is at this location |
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Which word means to conduct or have happen as in a meeting?
holed, hold |
hold
holed is to be full of holes |
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Which word is the possessive form of it?
it's, its |
its
it's is the contraction for it is |
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Which word means to possess knowledge?
know, no |
know
no means the opposite of yes or to disagree |
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Which of the following means to not have something?
lacks, lax |
lacks
lax is to have loose discipline |
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Which of the following means to allow to borrow?
loan, lone |
loan
lone is by itself or one |
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Which word means a method of doing something?
manner, manor |
manner
manor is a lord's house |
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Which word means the averge of something?
mean, mein |
mean
mein means the manner of doing |
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Which word means to interfere?
medal, meddle |
meddle
medal is an award |
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Which one means small, as in a small error?
miner, minor |
minor
miner is a person who mines, as in for gold |
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Which word means not even one?
none, nun |
none
nun is a woman of God |
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Which word means a single thing?
one, won |
one
won means to win as in a race |
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Which of the following means a decree?
ordinance, ordnance |
ordinance
ordnance is artillery |
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Which of the following means past due for payment?
overdo, overdue |
overdue
overdo means to do in excess |
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Which of the following means an agreement?
packed, pact |
pact
packed means to place in a container |
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Which of the following means to be approved?
passed, past |
passed
past means to have already happened |
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Which of the following means to sell?
pedal, peddle |
peddle
A pedal is a foot control |
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Which of the following means an equal?
peer, pier |
peer
pier means a wharf |
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Which of the following means not fancy?
plain, plane |
plain
plane is a surface or short for airplane |
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Which of the following means more than one?
pleural, plural |
plural
pleural means related to the lungs |
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Which of the following means to lack money or income?
poor, pore, pour |
poor
pore means to study carefully pour means to flow freely |
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Which of the following means to commend?
praise, prays, preys |
praise
prays means to worship God preys means hunts |
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Which of the following means to be considered more important?
precedence, precidents, presidents |
precedence
precidents are established courses of action used for guidance presidents are people elected to the office of president |
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Which of the following is a rule or law that has to be followed?
principal, principle |
principle
principal is the head of a school |
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Which of the following is money earned?
profit, prophet |
profit
prophet is someone who makes predictions |
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Which of the following means to be authentic?
real, reel |
real
reel is an armiture for winding, as on a fishing rod |
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Which of the following is a general survey or assessment?
review, revue |
review
revue is a series of theatrical sketches |
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Which of the following means to be correct?
right, rite, wright, write |
right
rite is a ritual wright is a maker write is to inscribe |
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Which of the following is a part to play, as in an organization?
role, roll |
role
roll is to rotate |
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Which of the following is to regret?
rue, roux |
rue
roux is cooked butter and flour used to thicken soup or gravy |
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Which of the following is to be impolite?
rude, rued |
rude
rued is to regret |
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Which of the following is someone who sues?
sewer, suer |
suer
sewer is for wastage disposal |
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Which of the following means to be allowed?
shall, shell |
shall
shell is an exoskeleton |
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Which of the following is to bring civil action?
Sioux, sou, sough, sue |
sue
Sioux are Native Americans sou is a French coin sough is a soft sound |
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Which of the following is a position with regards to the law?
statice, status |
status
statice is an astringent herb |
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Which of the following is writing paper?
stationery, stationary |
stationery
stationary means not moving |
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Which of the following is a precis or gathering of ideas?
summary, summery |
summary
summery means like summer time |
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Which of the following means belonging to them?
their, there, they're |
their
there means in a specific place, as over there they're is the contraction for they are |
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Which of the following means also?
to, too, two |
too
to means toward two means a couple |
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Which of the following means to give up rights?
waive, wave |
waive
wave is an undulating motion |
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Which of the following is a contract for giving up rights?
waiver, waver |
waiver
waver is a rocking motion |
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Which of the following means one who is protect by a guarantee?
warrantee, warranty |
warrantee
warranty is a guarantee |
