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Court Reporting
Homonyms & Word Usage
Question | Answer |
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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 |