1. to force

2. kom-pli'

3.  If the law did not compel people to pay taxes, no one would pay them.

1.  to be honest or truthful

2.  sounds like can and did

3.  I'll give you my candid opinion, but you may not like what you hear.

1.  a brief story about a certain event

2.  sounds like and and dote

3.  Dad told the children an anecdote about getting his tie caught in a file cabinet at work just as he boss walked in.

1.  saying much in a clear and brief way

2.  sounds like cone and sis

3.  Bec. of limited space, most newspaper articles must be concise.

1.  to avoid or prevent something from happening

2.  sounds like av and ert

3.  Renata averted an unpleasant meeting with her ex boyfriend by leaving the store before he saw her.

1.  the talk or conversation that is going on during a play or book

2.  Sounds like dial and log

3.  The movie was shown with English subtitles because all its dialog was in French.

1.  to remember the past of something that occurred in one's life

2.  sounds like remin and nisce

3.  On their wedding anniversary, Lenny and Jean like to reminisce about their first date.

1.  near or in the city

2.  sounds like urb and an

3.  Gladys likes urban living because she grew up in the city, but Emilio, who grew up on a farm, prefers country life.

1.  separate from others

2.  sounds like iso and late

3.  I thought I would enjoy isolating myself at the vacation cabin, but I soon felt lonely.

1.  large in amount

2.  sounds like exten and sive

3.  Selena did extensive research for her paper-it took her several weeks.

1.  to have a confident mind set and spirit

2.  sounds like more and rale

3.  The workers' morale was so low that they constantly complained about the job.  The only good part of the day was quitting time.

1.  the obvious, visible

2.  sounds like oven and ert

3.  Sometimes overt racism is easier to deal with than the hidden kind.  You can better fight what is out in the open.

1.  to admit

2.  sounds like con and seed

3.  Our aunt hates to admit n error.  She will never concede that she might be wrong.

1.  to openly express disapproval of

2.  sounds like d and announce

3.  WWhen Eugene said he saw me steal from another student's locker, I denounced him a liar.

1.  to make known

2.  Sounds like dis and close

3.  When I applied for financial aid, I had to disclose my family's annual income.

1.  to imagine

2.  Sounds like con and ceive

3.  When studying in Australia in school, I conceived an interesting class project each student could write to an Australian pen pal.

1.  to get

2.  sounds like d and drive

3.  We derive plastics from oil.  As a result, when oil prices go up, so do the prices of plastic products.

1.  to get passed by a whole lot

2.  Sounds like sir and pass

3.  With hard work, you can reach and even surpass many of your highest goals.

1.  very intense and clear

2.  sounds like a and cute

3.  My headache pains were so acute that they felt like needles in my head.

1.  to give as an award

2.  sounds like best and stow

33.  At the science fair, the judges bestowed the first prize on Vincent, whose experiment showed that dogs are colorblind.

1.  one who gives

2.  Sounds like done and nor

3.  The man's twin sister was the donor of his new kidney.

1.  amazed

2.  sounds like awww

3.  Sid is in awe of his gymnastics coach, whom he considers the greatest man he knows.

1.  refer to

2.  sounds like ci and te

3.  I forgot to have my works cited on the paper I just turned in.

1.  to be triumphent

2.  sounds like pre and vail

3.  Most Hollywoof movies have a happy ending: good prevails over evil.

1.  to skip by

2.  sounds like e and laps

3.  When I'm busy with work I enjoy, I never notice how much time is elapsing.

1.  unuseful

2.  sounds like fyou and tile

3.  My best friend is so stubborn that once he has made a decision, it is futile to try to change his mind.

1.  able to express in an easily

2.  sounds like flu and ent

3.  To work in a foreign country, it helps to be fluent in its language.

1.  to make known

2.  sounds like con and vey

3.  Using sign language, chimpanzees can convey such ideas as "Candy sweet" and "Give me hug."

1.  to enjoy to the fullest

2.  sounds like save and or

3.  Given a rare chance to enjoy the beach, I savored every moment in the warm sun.

1.  to create

2.  sounds like de and vice

3.  The police had devised a plan to catch the thief, but he escaped on the freight elevator.

1.  away from, not

2.  disorganized and disappear

3.  prefix

1.  time

2.  chronological and chronic

3.  root

1.  action, state of being

2.  assessment and merriment

3.  suffix

1.  against

2.  antipathy and antidote

3.  prefix

1.  to cut

2.  precise and incisive

3.  root

1.  pertaining to or connected with

2.  mercenary and sedentary

3.  suffix

1.  to give in out of respect

2.  sounds like de and fur

3.  The children showed great respect for their grandmother and deffered to her every wish.

1.  to consider to be the same

2.  sounds like e and qwate

3.  Don't equate all homework assignments with busywork.  Homework can increase one's understanding of a subject.

1.  to selfishly take advantage of

2.  sounds like iim and pose

3.  Roy is always asking favors, yet people never seem to notice how much he imposes on them.

1.  to become used to after time passes

2.  sounds like a and dapt

3.  After many years of being a student, I found it hard to adapt to the schedule of a full-time job.

1.  to make someone feel uneasy

2.  sounds like dis and may

3.  The doctor knew it would dismay Karl to learn that his injured leg would never regain its previous strength.

1.  to be taken away from your original homeland/place

2.  sounds like x and ile

3.  Fernando fled his native country thirty years ago and has lived in exile ever since.

1.  wrong

2.  miscontrue and misgiving

3.  prefix

1.  all

2.  omnipotent and omnipresent

3.  prefix

1.  to believe, to trust

2.  credo and credentials

3.  Root

1.  to come out and step up

2.  sounds like a and merge

3.  Anna emerged from the dressing room, looking beautiful in a blue prom gown.

1.  different in its own way. unique

2.  sounds like x and otic

3.  The kiwi fruit, grown in New Zealand, is one of several exotic fruits now commonly sold in supermarkets.

1.  popular and well known

2.  sounds like note and able

3.  Winning the Nobel Prize can make a little-known scientist into a notable world figure.

1.  to compel

2.  sounds like co and urse

3.  To coerce the general into giving up, the rebels kidnapped his daughter.

1.  the best of the best

2.  sounds like e and leat

3.  The elite neighborhood in town is surrounded by a high fence and has a guard at its gates.

1.  to worsen

2.  sounds like im and pare

3.  The auto accident impaired my ability to walk, leaving me with a limp.