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8th Grade
09/24/2009
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Accept
 Definition
verb- to receive with consent or to give approval
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except
 Definition
preposition or verb- to leave out
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Advice
 Definition
noun- a recommendation
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advise
 Definition
verb- to recommend
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affect
 Definition
verb- to influence
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effect
 Definition
the result of an action
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all right
 Definition
everything is correct (always TWO words)
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All ready
 Definition
all prepared
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already
 Definition
previously done
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altar
 Definition
a table for a religious ceremony
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alter
 Definition
to change
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all together
 Definition
every one in the same place
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altogether
 Definition
entirely
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brake
 Definition
a device used to stop a machine
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break
 Definition
to fracture
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capital
 Definition
a city seat of government
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capitol
 Definition
government building
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choose
 Definition
select
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chose
 Definition
already selected
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clothes
 Definition
wearing apparel
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cloths
 Definition
pieces of cloth
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coarse
 Definition
rough, crude
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course
 Definition
a path of action
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consul
 Definition
representative of a government
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council
 Definition
a group of people who meet together in a place for a specific purpose
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counsel
 Definition
advice or to give advice
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councilor
 Definition
one who is a member of a council
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counselor
 Definition
one who advises (in other words, a shrink)
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desert
 Definition
a dry sandy region (also means to leave or abandon)
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dessert
 Definition
the last course of a meal, usually sweet
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formally
 Definition
with dignity, follows strict rules or procedures
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formerly
 Definition
previously, in the past
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hear
 Definition
to receive sounds
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here
 Definition
in this place
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its
 Definition
showing ownership of an object or idea
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it's
 Definition
contraction for it is or it has
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lead
 Definition
to go first, be first in a group
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lead
 Definition
a heavy metal
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led
 Definition
past tense of lead. Did go first
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loose
 Definition
not securely attached, not a tight fitting
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lose
 Definition
to misplace, or to suffer loss
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passed
 Definition
went by, past tense of pass
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past
 Definition
that which has gone by, has already happened
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peace
 Definition
security and quiet order
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piece
 Definition
a part of something
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plain
 Definition
simple, common, ordinary
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plane
 Definition
and air vehicle, or a tool for carpenters
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principal
 Definition
head of the school, or main/most important
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principle
 Definition
rule of conduct, life rules, main factor or law
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quiet
 Definition
being soft, no speaking loud (or at all)
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quite
 Definition
wholly and entirely (to a great extent of)
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shone
 Definition
past of shine
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shown
 Definition
past of show
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staionary
 Definition
solid, no movable
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stationery
 Definition
writing paper (used for writing letters)
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than
 Definition
used in comparison
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then
 Definition
at the time
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