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Court Reporting
Homonyms & Word Usage
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acede | 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 |
| 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 | to avoid |
| 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 stand |
| biannual | occurring twice a year |
| biennial | occurring once every two years |
| bloc | a group of 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 |
| cannon | large gun |
| canon | code of law |
| canvas | heavy cloth |
| canvass | to examine or survey |
| capital | seat of government, uppercase letter 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 twenhieth 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 complete; 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 |
| core | innermost part |
| corps | military group, group of person acting together |
| corpse | dead body |
| deprivation | the act of depriving; loss |
| depravation | moral corruption; perversion |
| decent | acceptable |
| descent | downward slope or movement; ancestry |
| dissent | disagreement; to disagree |
| desert | arid region; to abandon |
| dessert | after-dinner course |
| die | expire; singular of dice |
| dye | color |
| dicreet | reserved, respectful |
| discrete | individual, distinct |
| done | finished; past participle of do |
| dun | dull brown color; to demand payment |
| earn | to gain from work |
| urn | a vase |
| elicit | to bring out |
| illicit | illegal, forbidden |
| emigrate | to leave one region or country to settle in another; emigrate from |
| immigrate | to settle in a region or country other than one's native area; immigrate to |
| eminent | distinguished |
| imminent | about to occur |
| envelop | to surround |
| envelope | wrapper |
| everyday | ordinary |
| every day | each day |
| everyone | everybody |
| every one | each one |
| exercise | bodily exertion; to use |
| exorcise | to free from evil spirit |
| faint | lose consciousness |
| feint | misleading movement |
| fair | average; lovely |
| fare | a charge for transportation |
| farther | greater distance |
| further | additional; to promote |
| flair | style, talent |
| flare | to flame up; sudden outburst |
| foreword | preface to book |
| forward | in front; to send, promote |
| formally | conventionally, ceremonially |
| formerly | previously |
| forth | forward |
| fourth | number after third |
| foul | offensive |
| fowl | types of birds |
| gate | structure blocking an entrance |
| gait | rhythm of movement |
| gorilla | a large primate |
| guerrilla | a kind of soldier |
| grate | framework of bars; to annoy |
| great | large, distinguished |
| grisly | gruesome |
| grizzly | species of bear; partly gray |
| hail | frozen precipitation; to greet enthusiastically |
| hale | in sound health |
| hangar | structure for aircraft storage |
| hanger | a device for hanging clothes |
| heal | to mend |
| heel | part of foot |
| hew | to shape with ax |
| hue | color |
| hear | to perceive by ear |
| here | in this place |
| heard | past tense of hear |
| herd | group of animals |
| hole | an opening |
| whole | complete |
| hoard | to store up |
| horde | large group |
| incite | to provoke |
| insight | ability to discern |
| its | possessive of it |
| it's | contraction of it is |
| lane | narrow roadway |
| lain | past participle of lie |
| later | occurring after |
| latter | second of two things |
| lead | haavy metal; front position; to guide |
| led | past tense of lead |
| lessen | to make less |
| lesson | something learned |
| lesser | smaller |
| lessor | one who leases |
| liable | responsible |
| libel | written defamation |
| lightening | lessening |
| lightning | electrical discharge in atmosphere |
| loath | unwilling, reluctant |
| loathe | to dislike intensely |
| loose | slack, not tight |
| lose | to mislay; opposite of win |
| postal material; armor | |
| male | masculine |
| meat | edible flesh |
| meet | encounter |
| mete | to deal out |
| medal | an award |
| meddle | to interfere |
| metal | hard substance |
| mettle | courage, spirit |
| might | power |
| mite | small object or creature |
| moral | conviction of right or wrong |
| morale | spirit of enthusiasm or discipline in group |
| more | additional |
| moor | open land |
| naval | relating to navy or ships |
| navel | where umbilical cord was attached |
| no | the opposite of yes |
| know | to be certain |
| pail | bucket |
| pale | light int color, pallid |
| pair | two matched items |
| pare | to peel |
| pear | fruit |
| palate | roof of the mouth |
| pallet | platform for freight; mattress |
| palette | board for mixing artist's paints |
| passed | past tense of pass |
| past | after; a time gone by |
| patience | forbearance |
| patients | persons under medical care |
| peace | the absence of war |
| piece | a portion of something |
| peak | high point, pinnacle |
| peek | quick look |
| pique | resentment |
| peal | to ring out |
| peel | skin of fruit |
| pedal | foot lever |
| peddle | sell |
| petal | part of flower |
| peer | to look intently; a person of equal status |
| pier | platform extending from shore over water |
| personal | private |
| personnel | employees |
| phase | a stage or period |
| faze | to disturb |
| plain | clear |
| plane | airborne vehicle; carpenter's tool |
| plaintiff | complaingin party in litigation |
| plaintive | sorrowful, melancholy |
| populace | population |
| populous | containing many inhabitants |
| pole | long, rounded piece of wood |
| poll | voting place; to question in survey |
| pore | tiny opening in skin |
| pour | to stream or flow |
| precede | to come before in time |
| proceed | go forward, continue |
| presence | the state of being at hand |
| presents | gifts |
| principal | most important; sum of money; head of school |
| pinciple | a basic truth or law; rule or standard |
| prophecy | a prediction |
| prophesy | to predict |
| rail | horizontal bar |
| rale | rattling breath sound |
| rain | precipitation |
| reign | to rule |
| rein | a strap for controlling an animal |
| raise | to build up |
| raze | to tear down |
| rational | sane, logical |
| rationale | explanation or reason |
| real | actual |
| reel | a spool; to wind |
| respectfully | with regard or deference |
| respectively | in the order designated |
| right | correct |
| rite | a religious ceremony |
| write | to form letters, compose |
| road | a surface for driving |
| rode | past tense of ride |
| role | function, capacity; part played by an actor |
| roll | a list; to rotate |
| rote | memorizing process |
| wrote | past tense of write |
| sail | fabric for propelling ship; to move effortlessly |
| sale | the act of selling |
| sane | of sound mind |
| seine | fishing net |
| scene | where an action occurs |
| seen | past participle of see |
| shear | to cut |
| sheer | steep; transparent; to turn aside |
| sleight | clever trick |
| slight | to treat thoughtlessly |
| stalk | stem of plant; to track |
| stock | a supply of merchandise; corporate shares |
| stationary | unmoving |
| stationery | writing paper |
| steal | take property |
| steel | hard metal |
| straight | unbending |
| strait | a water passageway |
| taught | past tense of teach |
| taut | tight |
| tense | nerve-racking |
| tents | portable shelters |
| their | possessive of they |
| there | opposite of here |
| they're | contraction of they are |
| throe | spam of pain |
| throw | to toss |
| timber | trees; wood |
| timbre | distinctive tone |
| to | toward |
| too | also |
| two | number following one |
| treaties | contracts, formal agreements |
| treatise | written account |
| troop | group of people |
| troupe | theatrical company |
| trustee | legal administrator |
| trusty | dependable; trustworthy convict |
| waist | the middle of the body |
| waste | discarded material |
| wait | postpone |
| weight | measure of heaviness |
| waive | to relinquish voluntarily |
| wave | hand gesture; ridge of water |
| want | desire |
| wont | apt, likely |
| weak | not strong |
| week | Sunday through Saturday |
| weather | state of the atmosphere |
| whether | used to introduce alternative possibilities |
| which | one of a group |
| witch | a sorcerer |
| who's | contraction of who is |
| whose | possessive of who |
| wreak | to inflict punishment |
| wreck | to destroy |
| yoke | type of harness |
| yolk | center of egg |
| your | possessive of you |
| you're | contraction of you are |
| yore | time long past |
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