Hard Words to Spell: Study Tools

a. adequate for the purpose, judged to be in conformity with approved usage

ad. without intention; in an unintentional manner, of a minor or subordinate nature

v. provide with something desired or needed, have room for; hold without crowding

v. to agree or express agreement

v. win something through one's efforts, take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges, behave in a certain manner

n. an athlete who does not play for pay, engaged in as a pastime

a. appearing as such but not necessarily so, clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

n. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

v. follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer, judge or regard; look upon; judge

a. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class, belonging to the middle class

n. plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds, branched green undeveloped flower heads

n. a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials

n. a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year, a tabular array of the days

n. a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme, a collection of things sharing a common attribute

a. capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature, subject to change

n. an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization

n. a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure, anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

n. conformity to one's own sense of right conduct, motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

a. knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts, intentionally conceived

n. agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

n. a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length

ad. without question and beyond doubt, without doubt (used for emphasis)

n. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

n. short bar with weight at each end, stupid person

v. cause to feel awkward or ashamed; hamper or impede

n. someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it

n. an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

v. be or do something to a greater degree, be superior or better than some standard

v. fill with sublime emotion, make (someone) feel very happy

n. everything that exists anywhere, the state or fact of existing

a. characterized by intense emotion, like or suggestive of fire

a. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

v. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation, measure precisely and against a standard

a. feeling or showing gratitude, affording comfort or pleasure

v. give surety or assume responsibility, make certain of

v. annoy continually or chronically, exhaust by attacking repeatedly

n. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system, the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

a. full of or characterized by humor, causing lighthearted laughter and amusement

n. lack of knowledge, education, or information

a. immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect, performed with little or no delay

n. a neutral or uncommitted person, especially in politics

a. showing inventiveness and skill, cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose

n. secret information about an enemy, the ability to comprehend

n. an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems

n. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions, the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, a single whole grain of a cereal

n. freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity, time available for ease and relaxation

n. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study, a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

n. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices, a legal document giving official permission to do something

n. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence, court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

n. a military training exercise, an action aimed at evading an opponent

v. perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense, act in order to achieve a certain goal

a. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened

n. period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of Christ

a. being on a very small scale, of a much smaller size than normal

a. deliberately causing harm or damage, naughtily or annoyingly playful

v. spell a word wrongly or incorrectly

n. anything indispensable, unavoidably determined by prior circumstances

n. a nearby object of the same kind

a. capable or worthy of being perceived, undesirably noticeable

ad. now and then or here and there

n. an event that happens, an instance of something occurring

ad. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common, uniquely or characteristically

n. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts, usually pleasantly

n. persistent determination, continuing or repeating behavior

n. the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management, group of people willing to obey orders

n. someone who writes plays

n. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior, being controlled by passion or the supernatural

v. be earlier in time; go back further, move ahead (of others) in time or space

a. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity, appearing or developing early

n. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group, especially a hereditary or official right

n. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word

ad. by the public or the people generally, in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly

n. a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information

n. a written or printed statement acknowledging that something has been paid for or that goods have been received.

v. push for something, make attractive or acceptable

n. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

a. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

v. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

a. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion, have the connection undone; having become separate

v. take the place or move into the position of

n. close observation of a person or group, usually by the police

n. substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

n. a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room

n. the near future, the next day, the day after, following the present day

a. coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position, one part in twelve equal parts

prep. up to point in time mentioned, as far as

n. a space entirely devoid of matter

n. the act of taking revenge, especially in the next life

n. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

n. the fourth day of the week; the third working day

a. strikingly odd or unusual, suggesting something supernatural