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sundry
Even after adding sundry herbs and spices to the soup, Miranda still thought it tasted like sludge.
2. enshroud
Wanting to enshroud their weekend trip in mystery, Francesca refused to tell Garrett any of the details.

3. geminate

In Italian, when two separate words are spelled as one, the initial consonant of the second word will often geminate.

4. mademoiselle

Robert is smitten with a young mademoiselle he met during his trip to Paris.
5. allogamy

allogamy may occur via the wind, as with conifers, or through symbiotic relationships with various animals.

6. Chiropodist
Cody had his corns and bunions treated by a chiropodist.
7. Polysemy

Polysemy and misspelling are both obstacles to clear, coherent writing.

1.heighten – The news story served to heighten our interest in the hurricane damage.

2.baboon – The baboon is a large African monkey with a long face.

3.pillar – Each pillar is over 20 feet tall.

4.pitiful – The starving, neglected horse was a very pitiful sight.

5.ballet – My sister takes ballet lessons and practices her dance moves at home.

6.dramatic – We saw a dramatic increase in gas prices after three refineries closed.

7.experimental – The cancer patient was eager to try a new experimental treatment.

8.operator – Each forklift operator undergoes safety training every month.

9.messaging – Many of us enjoy using instant messaging on the computer.

10.sloppiest – All the rain resulted in one of the sloppiest outdoor races ever!

11.medicine – There are many kinds of over-the-counter medicines for headaches.

12.tolerable – Temperatures became more tolerable when the sun went down.

13.midday –We take a midday break for lunch.

14.ivory – The key tops on the old piano were made from real ivory.

15.permanent – The two countries looked for a permanent solution for peace.

16.magician – The amazing magician made himself disappear!

17.ration – We’ll have to ration our water because of the drought.

18.fabulous – Mom created a fabulous new recipe for chocolate cookies.

19.improvement – When Mel began practicing daily, he saw improvement in his game.

20.remedy – The doctor knew of a reliable remedy for Jeff’s stubborn cough.

21.lapel – The groom wore a carnation on his lapel for the wedding.

22.notable – Mark Twain was a notable author of American humor.

23.dawn – The street lights are on each day from dusk to dawn.

24.quit – She wants to quit biting her fingernails when she’s nervous.

25.tonight – We will play board games tonight after supper.

26.smiling – My teacher is always smiling at us!

27.weigh – At the produce market we weigh our own potatoes.

 28.true – Jake was a true hero when he rescued his sister from the fire.

29.without – Dad eats his food without salt.

30.traded – Amy and Joy traded clothes for a week.

31.changing – Because we are changing our schedule, we’ll have reading first.

32.jerked –Two passengers were thrown to the floor when the train jerked forward.

33.powerful – The thunderstorm was powerful enough to uproot large trees.

34.scratch – I tried to scratch my back, but I couldn’t reach the right spot.

35.leaves – Let’s rake the leaves into a pile and jump in them.

36.basement – We have a ping pong table in our basement.

37.taught – Mrs. Richmond taught school for 11 years.

38.washer – We tossed all of our wet towels into the washer.

39.animal – Each student did a project on a different animal.

40.didn’t – We didn’t have a chance to finish the game.

41.lone – The lone eagle soared across the sky.

42.though – She never learned to skate, though she tried very hard.

43.false – Each statement is either true or false.

44.broken – It was impossible to repair the broken television.

23. prophylactic ( adjective: protecting from disease)

Many people take aspirin as a prophylactic medicine.

24. malfeasance (noun: conduct by a public official that violates the public trust or is against the law)
The city council removed the mayor from office because of his malfeasance.

25. irascible (adjective: irritable, quick-tempered)

The elderly man grew more and more irascible as his disease worsened.