Hard Words to Spell: Study Tools

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

n. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

n. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. push for something, make attractive or acceptable

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

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

n. lack of knowledge, education, or information

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

v. to agree or express agreement

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

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

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