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C6z4
Definitions of Selected Homonyms
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affect:
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(most commonly used as a verb meaning "to
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influence"; in psychology may also be used as a noun
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meaning "emotion")
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effect:
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(most commonly used as a noun meaning "the
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result"; may also be used as a verb meaning "to cause")
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affective:
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emotional
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effective:
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having an intended result
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among:
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(used with more than two people or things)
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between:
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(used with two people or things)
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anxious:
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uneasy, apprehensive
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eager:
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earnestly desiring something
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as:
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(used when followed by a verb: "We left at 1:00 as
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planned.")
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like:
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(used when followed by a noun: "The boy ran like
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the wind.")
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bring:
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to carry something with oneself to a place--from
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there to here--to move toward--when you bring something
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with you, you arrive with it
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take:
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to carry to another place--from here to there--to move
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away--when you take something with you, you leave with it
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can:
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to be able to
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may:
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to be permitted to
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eminent:
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prominent; standing out
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imminent:
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about to occur
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farther:
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(used to refer to physical distance: "5 miles
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farther")
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further:
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(used to refer to abstract distance: "to gain
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further understanding")
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fewer:
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(used with countable plural nouns: "9 items or
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fewer")
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less:
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(used with singular nouns not easily counted: "less
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rain than expected")
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imply:
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to suggest without stating directly
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infer:
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to derive a conclusion
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lay:
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1. to cause to lie down (transitive verb--requires object)
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2. past tense of lie
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lie:
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to recline or be situated (intransitive verb--does not
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require object)
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principal:
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foremost in importance; chief
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principle:
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truth, rule, or assumption
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stationary:
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not moving
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stationery:
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writing supplies
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disinterested:
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impartial
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uninterested:
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indifferent
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