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Vocabulary GA-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accept (v) | to take or receive |
| except (prep) | leaving out |
| capital | 1. capital letter; 2. a city where the government is located; 3. money that is invested |
| capitol | a building where lawmakers meet |
| desert | a stretch of dry, sandy land |
| dessert | what you eat at the end of a meal |
| fewer (adj) | (Use this with things you can count.)of a smaller number |
| less | (Use this with things you cannot count.)(adv)to a smaller extent, amount, or degree; (adj) smaller in size, amount, degree |
| loose | not attached; (v) to release, to let loose |
| lose | misplace; to fail to keep; to give up |
| principal | main or most important; head of a school |
| principle | a rule or belief |
| quiet | not noisy |
| quite | very; actually, really, or truly |
| weather | climate conditions; (v) to expose to the weather; to bear up against and come through |
| whether (conj) | if; (conj) used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives |
| affect (v) | influence |
| effect (n) | result; consequence |
| alter | to change; to make different in some particular; modify |
| altar | a table or stand in a sacred place, before which one worships |
| counsel | (n)advice; (v) to give advice to |
| council | an assembly of persons convened for consultation, administrative capacity or consultation |
| emigrate | leave a country |
| immigrate | come into a country |
| farther | a greater measurable distance |
| further | greater in degree; in addition; moreover |
| formally | in a formal manner |
| formerly | previously |
| already | by that time; now; so soon |
| all ready | everyone or everything ready |
| respectively | in that order |
| repectfully | with respect |
| align | to adjust according to a line |
| aboard | on board; into a ship, train, airplane, bus, etc. |
| abroad | in or to a foreign country; in or to anouther continent |
| ashamed | feeling shame;distressed or embarrassed by feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace |
| awake | (v)to wake up; (adj) not sleeping |
| asleep | (adv) in or into a state of sleep; (adj)sleeping |
| apart | (adv) into pieces or parts |
| ajar | neither entirely open nor entirely shut; partly open |
| amid/amidst (prep) | in the middle of; surrounded by; during |
| affirm | (v) maintain as true; to express agreement |
| afar (adv) | from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually followed by "off") |
| amend | to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from by formal procedure |