SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS, POLYSEMY,

HOMONYM, AND HOMOGRAPH

1. Synonyms
1.1.

Definition of Synonyms
Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings. Words that are
synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is
called synonymy. The word comes from Ancient Greek syn () ("with") and
onoma () ("name"). In the figurative sense, two words are often said to
be synonymous if they have the same connotation. Synonyms can be any part
of speech (such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or prepositions), as long
as both words are the same part of speech.

1.2.

Examples of Synonyms

1.

About/Approximately

19. Begin/Start

2.

Above/Over

20. Bucket/Pail

3.

Abstract/Summary

21. Bunny/Rabbit

4.

Alike/Same

22. Carefree - Lighthearted

5.

All/Every

23. Center/Middle

6.

Almost/Nearly

24. Chair/Seat

7.

Animated/Lively

25. Chef/Cook

8.

Anyway/Besides Angry/Mad

26. Children/Kids

9.

Apparent/Obvious

27. Choose/Pick

10. Applicable/Relevant

28. Clever/Smart

11. Appreciable/Considerable

29. Cold/Icy

12. Ardour/Passion

30. Come/Arrive

13. Arise/Occur

31. Cool/Chilly

14. Aromatic/Fragrant

32. Couch/Sofa

15. Association/Organization

33. Crash/Accident

16. Attractive/Appealing

34. Crate/Box

17. Away/Absent

35. Cruel - Mean

18. Awful/Terrible

36. Cut/Clip

37. Cry/Sob

69. Harm/Hurt

38. Damp/Wet

70. Hat/Cap

39. Decorate - Adorn, Embellish

71. Hope/Wish

40. Dresser - Bureau

72. House/Home

41. Droop - Sag, Hang Down

73. Hurry/Rush

42. Enemy/Foe

74. Ill/Sick

43. Enjoy/Like

75. Infant/Baby

44. Error/Mistake

76. Jog/Run

45. Evil/Bad

77. Kind/Nice

46. Exact - Precise

78. Large/Big

47. Exit/Leave

79. Late/Tardy

48. Face - Confront

80. Laugh/Giggle

49. Face - Visage

81. Lead/Guide

50. Factual - True

82. Leap/Jump

51. Fad - Craze, Trend

83. License - Permit

52. Faint - Indistinct Vague

84. Lid/Cover

53. Faint - Pass Out

85. Lifeless - Dead

54. False/Untrue

86. Lifelike - Realistic

55. Fast/Quick

87. Likely - Probable

56. Father/Dad

88. Limit - Restrict

57. Fight/Battle

89. Limp - Flaccid

58. Filthy/Dirty

90. Linger - Stay, Wait

59. Fire/Flame

91. Lingo - Jargon

60. Flourish - Thrive

92. Listen/Hear

61. Flower/Blossom

93. Locate, Find

62. Friend/Pal

94. Loud/Noisy

63. Funny/Silly

95. Love/Adore

64. Garbage/Trash

96. Mother/Mom

65. Get/Receive

97. Near/Close

66. Grand, Magnificent

98. Ocean - Sea

99. Often, Frequently
100. Own/Possess

67. Happy/Glad
68. Hard/Difficult

101. Paste/Glue

102. Permit/Allow

134. Speak/Talk

103. Plate/Dish

135. Stone/Rock

104. Poor/Needy

136. Stop/Cease

105. Present/Gift

137. Strange/Odd

106. Pull/Tug

138. Street/Road

107. Quiet/Silent

139. Tailored/Tailor-Made

108. Quiver - Shake

140. Taxi/Cab

109. Raise/Lift

141. Teach/Tutor

110. Reply/Answer

142. Temper/Mood

111. Rest/Relax

143. Terror/Terrorism

112. Rich/Wealthy

144. Testament/Testomony

113. Risque - Tasteless

114. Robber/Thief

145. Throw/Toss
146. Tired/Sleepy

115. Rubbish, Garbage, Trash

147. To transform/To convert

116. Rug/Carpet

148. Today/Nowadays

117. Sack/Bag

149. Torpid/Lethargic

118. Sad/Unhappy

150. Touchdown/Landing

119. Save/Keep

151. Touchy/Sensitive

120. See/Look

152. Transitority/Temporary

121. Selfish/Greedy

153. Transparent/Obvious

122. Shack/Hut

154. Trustworthy/Reliable

123. Ship/Boat

155. Ultimate/Final

124. Shop/Store

156. Uncared/For Neglected

125. Shout/Yell

157. Uncommon/Unusual

126. Shove/Push

158. Uncooked/Raw

127. Shut/Close

159. Undeniable/Indisputable

128. Sleep/Snooze

160. Unforeseen/Unexpected

129. Small/Tiny

161. Unfortunate/Unlucky

130. Smell/Odor

162. Unhurt/Unharmed

131. Smile/Grin

163. Uninjured/Unhurt

132. Sniff/Smell

164. Unlawful/Illegal

133. Song/Tune

165. Unmarried/Single

2. Antonyms
2.1.

Definition of Antonyms
An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning as another word. It
refers to a word that is completely different from another.They also are
called opposites.

2.2.

Examples of Antonyms

1.

Absent - Present

27. Beautiful - Ugly

2.

Abundant - Scarce

28. Before - After

3.

Accept - Decline, Refuse

29. Begin - End

4.

Accurate - Inaccurate

30. Below - Above

5.

Admit - Deny

31. Bent - Straight

6.

Advantage - Disadvantage

32. Best - Worst

7.

Against - For

33. Better - Worse, Worst

8.

Agree - Disagree

34. Big - Little, Small

9.

Alive - Dead

35. Bitter - Sweet

10. All - None, Nothing

36. Black - White

11. Ally - Enemy

37. Blame - Praise

12. Always - Never

38. Bless - Curse

13. Ancient - Modern

39. Bold - Meek, Timid

14. Answer - Question

40. Borrow - Lend

15. Antonym - Synonym

41. Borrow - Lend

16. Apart - Together

42. Bottom - Top

17. Appear-Disappear, Vanish

43. Bound - Unbound, Free

18. Approve - Disapprove

44. Boundless - Limited

19. Arrive Depart

45. Boy - Girl

20. Artificial - Natural

46. Brave - Cowardly

21. Ascend - Descend

47. Bright - Dim, Dull

22. Attic - Cellar

48. Brighten - Fade

23. Attractive - Repulsive

49. Broad - Narrow

24. Awake - Asleep

50. Build - Destroy

25. Backward - Forward

51. Calm - Windy, Troubled

26. Bad - Good

52. Can - Cannot, Can't

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53. Capable - Incapable

82. Definite - Indefinite

54. Captive - Free

83. Demand - Supply

55. Careful - Careless

84. Despair - Hope

56. Cheap - Expensive

85. Discourage - Encourage

57. Cheerful - Sad, Discouraged,

86. Down - Up

Dreary

87. Downwards - Upwards

58. Clear - Cloudy, Opaque

88. Dreary - Cheerful

59. Clever - Stupid

89. Dry - Moist, Wet

60. Clockwise

90. Early - Late

Counterclockwise

91. East - West

61. Close - Far, Distant

92. Easy - Hard, Difficult

62. Closed - Ajar, Open

93. Empty - Full

63. Clumsy - Graceful

94. Encourage - Discourage

64. Cold - Hot

95. Enter - Exit

65. Combine - Separate

96. Even - Odd

66. Come - Go

97. Export - Import

67. Comfort - Discomfort

98. Exterior - Interior

68. Common - Rare

99. External - Internal

69. Compulsory- Voluntary

100. Fail - Succeed

70. Contract - Expand

101. False - True

71. Cool - Warm

102. Far - Near

72. Correct - Incorrect, Wrong

103. Fast - Slow

73. Courteous-Discourteous,

104. Fat - Thin

Rude

105. Feeble - Strong, Powerful

74. Create - Destroy

106. Few - Many

75. Crooked - Straight

107. Find - Lose

76. Cruel - Kind

108. First - Last

77. Dangerous - Safe

109. Float - Sink

78. Dark - Light

110. Fold - Unfold

79. Day - Night

111. Foolish - Wise

80. Decrease - Increase

112. Forget - Remember

81. Deep - Shallow

113. Fortunate - Unfortunate

114. Found - Lost

145. Inhale - Exhale

115. Frequent - Seldom

146. Inner - Outer

116. Fresh - Stale

147. Inside - Outside

117. Generous - Stingy

148. Internal - External

118. Gentle - Rough

149. Join - Separate

119. Give - Receive, Take

150. Junior Senior

120. Glad - Sad, Sorry

151. Known - Unknown

121. Go - Stop

152. Landlord - Tenant

122. Great-Tiny,

153. Large - Small

123. Grow - Shrink

154. Lawful - Unlawful, Illegal

124. Happy - Sad

155. Left - Right

125. Harmful - Harmless

156. Left Right

126. Harsh - Mild

157. Lengthen - Shorten

127. Hate - Love

158. Lenient - Strict

128. Heaven - Hell

159. Less - More

129. Heavy - Light

160. Like - Dislike, Hate

130. Help - Hinder

161. Likely - Unlikely

131. Here - There

162. Long - Short

132. Hero - Coward

163. Loose - Tight

133. High - Low

164. Loss - Win

134. Hill - Valley

165. Major - Minor

135. Hinder - Help

166. Mature - Immature

136. Honest - Dishonest

167. Maximum - Minimum

137. Horizontal - Vertical

168. Merry - Sad

138. Humble - Proud

169. Minor - Major

139. Immense - Tiny, Small

170. Minority - Majority

140. Important - Trivial

171. Miser - Spendthrift

141. In - Out

172. Misunderstand- Understand

142. Include - Exclude

173. Nadir - Zenith

143. Increase - Decrease

174. Narrow - Wide

144. Inferior - Superior

175. Never - Always

3. Polysemy
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3.1.

Definition of Polysemy
Polysemy (pron.: /plsmi/ or /plsimi/ from Greek:, poly-, "many" and
sma, "sign") is the capacity for a sign (e.g., a word, phrase, etc.) or signs
to have multiple related meanings. A polyseme is a word or phrase with
different, but related senses.

3.2.

Examples of Polisemy

1. Accept - Take willingly, receive as suitable, agree, admit (responsibility),

to believe that something is true etc etc.
2. Aggregation 1) Coming together, 2) Result of coming together; those
who come together
3. Bed 1) Something sleepers lie upon, 2) What a stream lies on
4. Bolt means to lock, not to move, while at the same time it may be
interpreted as moving very quickly.
5. Book 1) A bound collection of page, 2) A text reproduced and distributed
(thus, someone who has read the same text on a computer has read the
same book as someone who had the actual paper volume)
6. Box - A type of tree, a container, a seating area, and to fight with fists.
7. Butt 1) Part of a cigarette, 2) your rear-end.
8. Center 1) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or
intellectually, 2) an area that is approximately central within some larger
region (it is in the center of town)
9. Count To say the numbers in the right order, to calculate, include,,
consider, (n) total, saying numbers,measurement etc.
10. Court 1) Seek favor, 2) Assembly of those seeking favor; the president of
the court ("judge")
11. Crane 1) A bird, 2) A type of construction equipment, 3) To strain out
one's neck.
12. Delegation 1) Granting authority to another. 2) Those to whom authority
has been granted

13. Express 1)verb: to put something into words, push out, squeeze out. 2)
adjective: fast, such as an express train, express mail.
14. Face 1) The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and
ear to ear (he washed his face), 2) Deal with (something unpleasant) head
on (He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes)
15. Fair 1) Adjective. Meaning lovely or beautiful. 2) Noun. Meaning a
gathering of people to sell and barter goods, or to enjoy entertainment
16. Fast can be interpreted as staying still and moving quickly.
17. Firm 1) adjective: secure, solid. 2) noun: a business organisation, a
company
18. Fix. It has many meanings such as 1.attach, 2.Arrange 3.Get ready (food
or drinks) 4.repair 5. punish, 6.set right (the hair).
19. Fleet 1) Group of vehicles, 2) Swift.
20. Foot 1) The part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint 2) pay
for something pick (foot the bill)
21. Funny - Amusing, Strange, suspicious / illegal, crazy, entertaining, witty,
humorous, comic, hilarious.
22. Head - 1) Part of the body above neck, 2) Person in charge of an
organisation
23. Hospital 1) Activity or place for lodging guests, 2) Place for treating the
ill
24. Hunt 1) Seeking something, especially game animals, to kill or capture,
2) Those engaged in a search and taking
25. Light 1) A non-heavy object, 2) what the sun gives off.
26. Lock 1) A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed,
2)Become rigid or immoveable
27. Love Affection, romantic(fall in love with), Enjoyment, (love of
learning), a score in games like tennis, Love-all).
28. Magazine 1) A periodic publication containing pictures and stories and
articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to, 2) it product
consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object

29. Man 1) Humankind (both male and female, old and young),
2)Specifically a male human being, 3) Even more specifically an adult
male human being.
30. Militia 1) Military or defense activity, 2) Those engaged in or subject to
being required to engage in defense activity
31. Milk - The verb milk (e.g. "he's milking it for all he can get") derives from
the process of obtaining milk.
32. Ministry 1) Serving the needs of others , 2) Those engaged in serving the
needs of others
33. Mole 1) A small burrowing mammal, 2) Consequently, there are several
different entities called moles (see the Mole disambiguation page).
Although these refer to different things, their names derive from 1. :e.g. A
Mole burrows for information hoping to go undetected.
34. Movement 1) Motion, change in position, 2) Result of motion or change;
those who move or change
35. Note 1) noun: something written down in just a few Also, 2) verb
meaning to notice, e.g., to note something, to take note of someone's
comment.
36. Nurse 1) Serving the needs of others, 2) Someone engaged in serving the
needs of others
37. Odd 1) Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing;
without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove, 2) Not
easily explained, it is odd that his name is never mentioned
38. Organ 1) noun: a musical instrument such as a pipe organ or an electric
organ. 2) noun: a specific part of the body such as the heart or liver.
39. Pack A large indefinite number, a complete collection of similar things, a
convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
40. Paint 1) Noun: substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a
surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to
form a hard coating, 2) Verb: make a painting

41. Pale 1) Pale (adj): Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan;
as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue, 2) Pale (noun): wooden strip
forming part of a fence
42. Paper to a substance made out of wood pulp or to a daily publication
printed on that substance.
43. Play Something done for pleasure, a drama, a game, etc.
44. Police 1) Make orderly (lawful), 2) Law enforcers
45. Rent 1) Payment at intervals for use of a property, 2) (as tenant) to
occupy for rent; (as landlord) to grant occupation for rent
46. Sanction the verb means to permit, while the phrase to put a
sanction- not permit.
47. Service

- 1) Doing for others, 2) Those who serve (especially

military)
48. Shine 1)The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish;
sheen, 2) Be distinguished or eminent (His talent shines)
49. Sound means a noise, a body of water, a state of health etc.
50. Spam Stuff you get in your email, the left over ham.
51. Stalk 1) The stem of a plant, 2) Verb meaning to follow and harass either
an animal or person.
52. Stand 1) the position where a thing or person, 2) stands a mental position
from which things are viewed
53. Table A piece of furniture, dining table, facts / numbers, maths,
(multiplication / addition tables, (V) to present.
54. To get (verb) It mean "procure" (I'll get the drinks), "become" (she got
scared), "have" (I've got three dollars), "understand" (I get it) etc
55. Truck 1) A conveyance with wheels, 2) Conveying with cargo, those
who transport cargo, traveling with vigor
56. Viking 1) Raiding, 2) Those who raid (especially of Scandinavian origin)
57. Walk Went walking, went for a walk, walk the dog, Hill Walk Drive
58. Way 1) How something is done or how it happens (a lonely way of life),
2) a line leading to a place or point (didn't know the way home)

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59. Wedding 1) Joining a couple in matrimony, 2) Those engaged in joining

a couple in matrimony; time or place of doing so
60. Wood 1) A piece of a tree, 2) A geographical area with many trees.
4. Homonymy
4.1.

Defnition of Homonimy
The word homonym comes from the Greek (homonumos), meaning
"having the same name", which is the conjunction homos, "common,
same" and onoma meaning "name". In linguistics, a homonym is, in the
strict sense, one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the
same pronunciation but have different meanings.

4.2.

Examples of Homonymy

1.

Ade drink type, as in lemonade/ Aid to help or assist/ Aide - assistant

2.

Affect change/ Effect result or consequence

3.

Air atmosphere (the stuff we breathe)/ Aisle - walkway

4.

Allowed permitted/ Aloud out loud

5.

Ant picnic pest/ Aunt relative, as in your moms sister

6.

Arc curve/ Ark noahs boat

7.

Ate chewed up and swallowed/ Eight number after seven

8.

Bare uncovered/ Bear grizzly animal

9.

Base bottom part/ Bass deep or low

10. Be to exist/ Bee buzzing insect

11. Beach sandy shore/ Beech type of tree
12. Beat - to pound/ Beet type of edible plant
13. Berry fruit from a bush/ Bury to put underground
14. Berth tie up/ Birth to be born
15. Bite nibble/ Byte 8 bits (computer data)
16. Blew past of blow/ Blue color of ocean
17. Boar pig/ Bore not interesting
18. Borough area or district/ Burrow dig through/
19. Bow bend or curtsy/ Buoy floater/ Boy young man
20. Brake stop pedal/ Break smash

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21. Bread bakery food/ Bred form of breed

22. Broach mention/ Brooch - pin
23. Brows eyebrows/ Browse look around
24. Burro small donkey/ Bough branch
25. Buy purchase/ By Beside/ Bye Short For Goodbye
26. Cell compartment/ Sell - vend
27. Cent penny coin/ Sent did send
28. Cereal breakfast food/ Serial - sequential
29. Chile country in south America/ Chili bean stew/Chilly frosty
30. Chord musical tone/ Cord - rope
31. Cite quote/ Site location/ Sight - view
32. Close opposite of open/ Clothes - clothing
33. Complement enhance; go together/ Compliment - praise
34. Council committee/ Counsel - guidance
35. Creak squeak/ Creek stream of water
36. Crews gangs/ Cruise ride on a boat
37. Dear darling/ Deer woodland animal
38. Dew morning mist/ Do operate/ Due - payable
39. Die cease to exist/ Dye - color
40. Doe female dear/ Dough uncooked bread
41. Dual double/ Duel - battle
42. Ewe female sheep/ You - second-person personal pronoun
43. Eye sight organ/ I - me
44. Fair equal/ Fare - price
45. Fairy elflike creature with wings/ Ferry - boat
46. Faze impact/ Phase - stage
47. Feat achievement /Feet plural of foot
48. Fir type of tree/ Fur animal hair
49. Flea small biting insect/ Flee run/ Flew did fly
50.

Flower blooming plant/For on behalf of

51.

Flu illness/ Flour powdery, ground up grain

52.

Fore front/Four one more than three

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53. Forth onward/Fourth number four

54. Gorilla big ape/Guerrilla - warrior
55. Grease fat/ Greece country in europe
56. Groan moan/ Grown form of grow
57. Hair head covering/ Hare rabbit-like animal
58. Hall passageway/Haul - tow
59. Halve cut in two parts/Have - possess
60. Hay animal food/ Hey interjection to get attention
61. Heal mend/Heel back of foot
62. Hi hello/High up far
63. Hoarse croaky/Horse riding animal
64. Hole - opening /Whole - entire
65. Holey full of holes/Holy divine/ Wholly - entirely
66. Hour sixty minutes/Our belonging to us
67. Ill i will/ Isle - island
68. Knead massage/Need - desire
69. Knew did know/New not old
70. Knight feudal horseman/Night - evening
71. Knot tied rope/Not - negative
72. Know have knowledge/ No opposite of yes
73. Lead metal/ Led - was the leader
74. Lessen make smaller/ Lesson - class
75. Loan lend/Lone - solitary
76. Made did make/ Maid - servant
77. Mail postage/ Male opposite of female
78. Marry to wed/Merry very happy
79. Meat animal protein/Meet - encounter
80. None not any/Nun woman who takes special vows
81. Oar boat paddle/Or otherwise/Ore - mineral
82. Oh expression of surprise or awe/Owe be obligated
83. One single/ Won did win
84. Overdo do too much/Overdue past due date

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85. Pail bucket/ Pale not bright

86. Pain hurt/ Pane window glass
87. Peace calm/Piece - segment
88. Peak highest point/Peek - glance
89. Plain ordinary/Plane flight machine plane - flat surface
90. Pole post/Poll - survey
91. Poor not rich/Pour make flow
92. Pray implore god/Prey - quarry
93. Principal most important/Principle - belief
94. Rain water from sky/Rein - bridle
95. Rap tap/ Wrap drape around
96. Real factual/Reel - roll
97. Right correct; not left/Write - scribble
98. Ring encircle/ Wring - squeeze
99. Role function/Roll - rotate
100. Rose flower/ Rows - lines
101. Sail move by wind power/Sale bargain price
102. Scene landscape/Seen - viewed
103. Sew connect with thread/ So as a result/ Sow - plant
104. Soar ascend/Sore hurt place
105. Sole single/Soul - essence
106. Some a few/ Sum - amount
107. Steal swipe/ Steel - alloy
108. Tail animals appendage/Tale - story
109. Their belonging to them/There at that place/Theyre they are
110. To toward/Too - also
111. Toe foot appendage/Tow pull along
112. Vary differ/Very - much
113. Wail howl/Whale huge swimming mammal
114. Waist area below ribs/Waste - squander
115. Wait kill time/Weight measurable load
116. War battle/Wore did wear

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117. Warn caution/ Worn - used

118. Way path/ Weigh measure mass
119. We us/ Wee - tiny
120. Weak not strong/ Week period of seven days
5. Homograph
5.1.

Definition of Homograph
A homograph (from the Greek: , homs, "same" and , grph,
"write") is a word that shares the same written form as another word but
has a different meaning. When spoken, the meanings may be distinguished
by different pronunciations, in which case the words are also heteronyms..
Homograph disambiguation is critically important in speech synthesis,
natural language processing and other fields.

5.2.

Examples of Homograph

1.

Agape - wide open/a greek word meaning love

2.

Attribute - a characteristic or quality/to think of as belonging to or

originating in some person, place or thing

3.

Axes - the plural of ax or axe/the plural of axis

4.

Bark - the sound of a dog/the skin of a tree

5.

Bass - a deep voice or tone/a kind of fish

6.

Bat - a piece of sporting equipment used in baseball/a winged animal

associated with vampires

7.

Bear to carry; support/ animal

8.

Blue - the color/ the feeling of sadness

9.

Bow - to bend at the waist/the front of a boat/a pair of tied loops

10. Buffet - to hit, punch or slap/a self-serve food bar

11. Bustier - an undergarment/more busty
12. Compact - small/to make small/a small case for holding makeup
13. Compound - to mix or combine/an enclosed area with a building or group
of buildings inside
14. Content - happy or satisfied/all that is contained inside something
15. Contract - an agreement/to get, acquire or incur

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16. Coordinates - brings into proper place or order/a set of numbers used to
calculate position
17. Desert - a hot, arid region/to leave
18. Digest - a condensed version of some information/to change food in the
stomach into a form that can be absorbed by the body
19. Discount - a reduction in price/to underestimate the significance of or give
no credence to
20. Does - female deer (plural)/present, third person singular form of the verb
do
21. Down - in a lower position/soft, furry feathers
22. Entrance - the place of entry/to bewitch, delight or enrapture
23. Evening - late afternoon/making more even
24. Fair adjective: free of clouds or rain /noun: a competitive exhibition of
farm products ppearance/reasonable
25. Fine - very good/sharp or keen/delicate or subtle/a sum of money paid to
settle a matter
26. Fluke - a stroke of luck / the fins on a whales tail
27. Frequent - occurring regularly/to visit a place with regularity
28. Incense - a substance that produces a pleasant odor when burned/to
infuriate or make very angry
29. Lap - to drink with tongue/ a circuit
30. Lead - to go first with followers behind/a type of metal
31. Lean thin/ rest against
32. Lie - horizontal position/ falsehood or untruth expressed as truth
33. Live - being alive (liv) - Live - a performance in person/ broadcasting
something as it happens (lie-eev)
34. Minute - 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour/extremely small
35. Miss - unmarried woman/ to overlook
36. Moped - acted sad or gloomy/a bicycle with a motor
37. Number - a numeral/to count/more numb
38. Number - numeral describing quantity (num-bur) - Number comparative
form of the word numb (nummer)

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39. Object - a thing you can see or touch/a goal/a noun that receives the action
of a verb/to be opposed to
40. Plain - ordinary looking/ flat country
41. Plane - a tool/ a tree
42. Pluck - to remove feathers/ bravery
43. Porter - a weak beer/ a man who carries luggage
44. Proceeds - advances or continues on/the money or profit gained from some
sale or venture
45. Produce - to create or make/fresh fruits and vegetables
46. Project - a plan or proposal/to throw or hurl forward/to cause a shadow or
image to fall upon a surface
47. Putting - the present participle of put/the present participle of putt
48. Quail cower/ bird
49. Refuse - waste or garbage/to reject or decline to accept
50. Rose - A flower of the rose bush - Rose - simple past tense of rise
51. Row - a fight/to propel a boat forward using oars/a line
52. Second - 1/60th of a minute/after the first
53. Shake noun: building material used as siding or roofing/ noun: frothy
drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream/ verb: get rid
of (Example: "I couldn't shake the car that was following me")/ verb:
move or cause to move back and forth
54. Skip - to jump/ to miss out
55. Subject - under some authority or control/to bring under authority or
control/to make liable or vulnerable/a topic/the noun in a sentence about
which something is said in the predicate
56. Tear - to rip/a drop of water from the eye
57. Train - a loco and trucks/ to teach
58. Type - to write via keyboard/ a sort
59. Wind - to turn/moving air
60. Wound - turned/an injury

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REFERENCES

Http://clk.about.com
Http://en.wikipedia.org
Http://examples.yourdictionary.com
Http://grammar.about.com
Http://homeworktips.about.com
Http://wikianswer.com
Http://www.abcteach.com
Http://www.dailywritingtips.com
Http://www.enchantedlearning.com
Http://www.english-for-student.com
Http://www.home.alphalink.com
Http://www.usingenglish.com

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