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38 Cards in this Set
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Isle |
An island or peninsula, especially a small one |
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Aisle |
A passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theater, an airplane, or a train |
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Eye |
Globular organs in the head through which people and vertebrate animals can see |
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Be |
1. Exist 2. Occur; take place |
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Bee |
A honeybee; an insect |
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Brake |
A device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying presumably to the wheels |
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Break |
1. Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or stain 2. Interrupt |
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Buy |
1. Obtain in exchange for payment 2. Accept the truth (informal definition) |
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By |
1. Identifying the agent performing and action 2. Indicating the means of achieving something |
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Cell |
1. A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps 2. (Biology) the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism |
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Sell |
1. Give or hand over something in exchange for money 2. Persuade someone to accept something |
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Cent |
A monetary unit of the USA, Canada, and various other countries It equals one hundredth of a dollar 1 cent=1 penny |
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Scent |
1. A distinctive smell 2. A trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal |
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Cereal |
1. A grain used for food, such as wheat, oats, or corn 2. A breakfast food |
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Serial |
1. A series of something whether it be numbers, objects, or something else 2. (A criminal) repeatedly committing the same offense over and over again |
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Course |
1. The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river 2. A dish, or a set of dishes served together, forming one of the successive parts of a meal |
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Coarse |
1. Rough in texture or grain 2. Rude, crude, or vulgar (a person's speech and or actions) |
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Complement |
1. A thing that compeltes or brings something to perfection 2. A number or quantity of something, especially something that was required to make a group complete |
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Compliment |
A polite expression of a praise or admiration |
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Dam |
A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply |
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Damn |
1. (In the Christian belief) to be condemned by God to suffer eternal punishment in he'll 2. Condemn, especially by the public expression of disapproval |
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Hole |
1. A hollow place in a solid body or surface 2. (Informal definition) a small or unpleasant place |
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Whole |
1. All of; entire 2. In an unbroken or undamaged state; in one piece |
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Heal |
To become sound or healthy again |
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Heel |
1. The back part of the human foot below the ankle 2. The part of the palm of the hand next to the wrist |
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Him |
Used as the object or a verb to refer to a male person or animal |
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Hymn |
A religious song or poem of praise to God or a god |
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Flour |
A powder obtained by grinding grain, typically wheat, and used to make bread, cakes, and pastry |
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Flower |
The seed bearing part of a plant, that consists of the plants reproductive organic |
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Fir |
An evergreen coniferous tree with upright cones and flat needle shaped leave |
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Fur |
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals |
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Hour |
1. A period of time to a 24 part of a day/night, it's divided into 60 minutes |
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Our |
1. Belonging to or associated with the speaker and one or more other people previously mentioned or easily identified 2. Used by a writer, editor, or monarch to refer to something belonging or associated with themselves |
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Air |
The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen |
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Heir |
A person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that's person's death |
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Homophone |
Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, orgins, or spelling For example be and bee |
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Homophone |
Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, orgins, or spelling For example be and bee |
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I |
referring to oneself Example- [I] think you look like a rat. |