Hard Words to Spell: Study Tools

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