(v) to receive
He accepts defeat well.

(prep) taken or left out
Please take all the books off the shelf except for the red one.

(v) to influence
Lack of sleep affects the quality of your work.

(n) result (v) to accomplish
The subtle effect of the lighting made the room look ominous.
Can the university effect such a change without disrupting classes?

(n) many

There are a lot of reasons to study hard.

(Not the correct form)

(n) an indirect reference
The professor made an allusion to Virginia Woolf's work.

(n) a false perception of reality
They saw a mirage: that is a type of illusion one sees in the desert.

(adj) prepared
Dinner was all ready when the guests arrived.

(adv) by this time
The turkey was already burned when the guests arrived.

(adv) entirely
Altogether, I thought that the student's presentation was well planned.

(adv) gathered, with everything in one place
We were all together at the family reunion last spring.

(adv) to be separated
The chain-link fence kept the angry dogs apart. (or) My old car fell apart.

to be joined with
The new course was a part of the new field of study at the university. (or) A part of this plan involves getting started at dawn.

(n) climb
The plane's ascent made my ears pop.

(n) agreement
The man gave his assent to undergo the operation.

(n) air inhaled or exhaled
You could see his breath in the cold air.

(v) to inhale or exhale
If you don't breathe, then you are dead.

(n) seat of government.      (n) financial resources.
The capital of Virginia is Richmond.(or)
The firm had enough capital to build the new plant.

(n) the actual building in which the legislative body meets
The governor announced his resignation in a speech given at the capitol today.

(v) to quote or document
I cited the same author ten times.

(n) vision
The sight of the snow excites children. 

(n) position or place
The new office building was built on the site of a cemetery.

(n) something that completes (v) to complete
A nice dry white wine complements a seafood entree.

(n) praise (v) to praise
The professor complimented Betty on her proper use of a comma.

(n) sense of right and wrong
The student's conscience kept him from cheating on the exam.

(adj) awake
I was conscious when the burglar entered the house.

(n) a group that advises
The members of the council voted in favor of building the new school.

(v) to advise
The parole officer counseled the convict before he was released.

(v) to draw or bring out
The teacher elicited the correct response from the student.

(adj) illegal
The Columbian drug lord was arrested for his illicit activities.

(adj) famous, respected
The eminent scholar was honored by the university.

(adj) inherent or intrinsic
The meaning of the poem was immanent and not easily recognized.

(adj) ready to take place
A fight between the opponents was imminent.

(pro) of or belonging to it
The baby will scream as soon as its mother walks out of the room.

contraction for it is
It's a beautiful day to go for a walk in the park.

(n) a type of metal
Is that pipe made of lead?

(v) past tense of the verb "to lead"
She led the campers on an over-night hike.

(v) to lie down (also lying, lay, has/have lain) (n) a false statement

I have a headache, so I'm going to

lie down for a while.

(v) to lay an object down. (also laying, laid, has/have laid)

(v) to misplace or not win
The team played hard so as not to lose the game.

(adj) to not be tight;
The burglar's pants were so loose that he was sure to lose the race with the cop chasing him.

(v) past tense of "to pass," to have moved by
The tornado passed through the city quickly, but it caused great damage.

(adj) belonging to a former time or place (prep) to go beyond
Who were the past presidents of IBM?
Go past the fire station and turn right.

(v) to come before
Pre-writing precedes the rough draft of good papers.

(v) to go forward 

He proceeded to give the speech in spite of his cold.

(adj) most important; (n) a person who has authority
The principal ingredient in chocolate chip cookies is chocolate chips.
The principal of the school is Mr. Smith.

(n) a fundamental truth

The study was based on the principle of gravity.

(v) to cite
I would like to quote Dickens in my next paper.

(n) the act of citing
The book of famous quotations inspired us all.

(adj) standing still
The accident was my fault because I ran into a stationary object.

(n) writing paper
My mother bought me stationery that was on recycled paper.

(adv) use with comparisons
I would rather go out to eat than eat at the dining hall.

(adv) at that time, or next
I studied for my exam for seven hours, and then I went to bed.

(adv) use with comparisons
I would rather go out to eat than eat at the dining hall.

(adv) at that time, or next
I studied for my exam for seven hours, and then I went to bed.

(pro) possessive form of they
Their house is at the end of the block.

(adv) indicates location
There goes my chance of winning the lottery!

(pro) contraction for "they are"
They're in Europe for the summer!

(prep) into or out of
He plowed right through the other team's defensive line.

past tense of throw
She threw the ball to her friend.

(adj)  careful, complete
John will do a thorough job. 

(adv) however; nevertheless
He's really a sweetheart though he looks tough on the outside.

abbreviated slang for through; not appropriate in standard writing
We're thru for the day!

(prep) toward
I went to the University of Richmond.

(adv) also, or excessively
He was too late for us to start.

(adj) a number
Only two students missed class, today.

(pro) referring to a person(s)
Jane wondered how Jack, who is so smart, could be having difficulties in Calculus.

(pro) replacing a singular or plural thing(s);not used to refer to persons
Which did you get choose to buy?

(pro) used to refer to things or a group or class of people
I lost the book that I bought last week.

(pro) used as a subject or as a subject complement
John is the man who can get the job done.

used as an object
Whom did Sarah choose as her replacement?