| oar.............boat propulsion system | | | | of school |
| | | | |
| or...............comparitive article | | | | principle......causative |
| | | | forceprofit.........money earned |
| ore.............mineral-laden dirt | | | | |
| odd.............see: | | | | prophet........seerpros...........multiple |
| awedoffal............see: | | | | experts |
| awefuloh...............interjection | | | | |
| | | | prose..........ordinary |
| owe.............to be indebted | | | | languagepsi............twenty-third letter of |
| ohs.............more than one letter "O" | | | | Greek alphabet |
| | | | |
| owes............in debt | | | | sigh...........sad and weary breath |
| one.............singularity | | | | |
| | | | xi.............fourteenth letter of Greek |
| won.............victoriousoohs...........as | | | | alphabetquarts.........several |
| in "oohs and ahs" | | | | fourths-of-gallons |
| | | | |
| ooze...........slime oracle, see: | | | | quartz.........crystalline rockquay, |
| auricleoral, see: | | | | see: cayqueue, see: |
| auralordinance......a decree | | | | cuequince.........small, round fruit |
| | | | |
| ordnance.......artilleryought, see: | | | | quints.........multiple quintupletsquire, |
| aughtour, see: hourours, | | | | see: choirquoin, see: |
| see: hoursoverdo.........carried to excess | | | | coinrabbet.........a groove cut in a board |
| | | | |
| overdue........past time for payment | | | | rabbit.........small |
| paced..........measured by footsteps | | | | mammalrack...........shelf |
| | | | |
| paste..........thick glue | | | | |
| packed.........placed in a container | | | | wrack..........wreckageracket.........illegal |
| | | | moneymaking scheme |
| pact...........agreement | | | | |
| pail...........bucket | | | | racquet........woven bat for |
| | | | tennisrain...........precipitation |
| pale...........light colored | | | | |
| pain...........it hurts | | | | reign..........sovereign rule |
| | | | |
| pane...........a single panel of glass | | | | rein...........horse's steering |
| pair...........a set of two | | | | wheelraise..........elevate |
| | | | |
| pare...........cutting down | | | | rays...........thin beams of light |
| | | | |
| pear...........bottom-heavy fruit | | | | raze...........to tear down completely |
| palate.........taste | | | | |
| | | | ("raise" is the antonym of |
| pallet.........a platform for transporting | | | | "raze")rap............a sharp knock |
| goods; bed | | | | |
| | | | wrap...........to encase in |
| pallette.......a selection of paint | | | | clothrapped.........knocked sharply |
| pall...........to become wearisome | | | | |
| | | | rapt...........spellbound |
| Paul...........a man's name | | | | |
| | | | wrapped........encased in |
| pawl...........locks a ratchet | | | | clothray............arrow of light |
| passed.........approved; moved on | | | | |
| | | | re.............musical |
| past...........before now | | | | noteread...........having knowledge from |
| patience.......being willing to wait | | | | reading |
| | | | |
| patients.......doctor's | | | | red............a primary |
| customerpause..........to hesitate | | | | colorread...........to get the meaning by |
| | | | looking |
| paws...........cat transportation | | | | |
| pea............round, green legume | | | | rede...........advice |
| | | | |
| pee............urinate, | | | | reed...........tall, thin water |
| slangpeace..........free of war or calamity | | | | plantreading........what you are doing now |
| | | | |
| piece..........a part of | | | | reeding........a small semicylindrical |
| peak...........mountain top | | | | moulding or ornamentationreads..........gets |
| | | | the meaning by looking |
| peek...........secret look | | | | |
| | | | reeds..........more than one aquatic |
| pique...........ruffled pride | | | | plantreal...........authentic |
| peal...........ringing sound | | | | |
| | | | reel...........armature for winding, a type |
| peel...........fruit outer covering, the act | | | | of group dancerecede.........to move backward |
| of removing a coveringpealed.........rang | | | | |
| with sound as with a bell | | | | |
| | | | reseed.........to plant |
| peeled.........having removed the | | | | againreck...........to care |
| coveringpearl..........round, luminescent gem | | | | |
| from an oyster | | | | wreck..........a ruinreek...........smells |
| | | | bad |
| purl...........to edge with a chain of small | | | | |
| loops as in knittingpedal..........foot | | | | wreak..........to inflict resinate.......to |
| control | | | | impregnate with resin |
| | | | |
| peddle.........to sellpeer...........an | | | | resonate.......sympathetic |
| equal | | | | vibrationresisters......protesters |
| | | | |
| pier...........wharfpencil.........writing | | | | resistors......electrical |
| implement | | | | restrictorsrest...........stop working |
| | | | |
| pensil.........thin, swallowtail | | | | wrest..........take awayretch..........call |
| flagper............for each | | | | Ralph on the porcelain telephone |
| | | | |
| purr...........endearing cat humpharoah, | | | | wretch.........a ragamuffinreview.........a |
| see: farrowphase, see: fazephased, | | | | general survey or assessment |
| see: fazedphew, see: fewphial, | | | | |
| see: filephilter, see: | | | | revue..........a series of theatrical |
| filterphlox, see: | | | | sketches or songs rheum..........watery |
| flockspi.............3.1416... | | | | discharge of mucous |
| | | | |
| pie............filled crust | | | | room...........partitioned |
| pastrypicnic.........outdoor meal | | | | spacerheumy.........having a watery discharge |
| | | | of mucous |
| pyknic.........physiological type with thick | | | | |
| neck, large abdomen and short | | | | roomie.........colloquialism for "roommate" |
| limbspieced.........assembled from pieces | | | | |
| | | | roomy..........lots of |
| piste..........a ski run of compacted | | | | spacerho............seventeenth letter of |
| snowpincer.........claw-like gripping action | | | | Greek alphabet |
| | | | |
| pincher........one who pinches | | | | roe............fish eggs |
| | | | |
| pinscher.......terrier | | | | row............aisle; pull an oar |
| pistil.........seed-bearing organ of a flower | | | | rhumb..........a constant compass direction |
| | | | |
| | | | rum............liquor distilled from sugar |
| pistol.........hand gun place..........a | | | | canerhyme..........a verse with regular |
| location | | | | recurrence of sounds |
| | | | |
| plaice.........a flounder plain..........not | | | | rime...........frostrigger.........one who |
| fancy | | | | rigs |
| | | | |
| plane..........a surfaceplait..........braid | | | | rigor..........discipline |
| | | | right..........correct |
| | | | |
| plate..........a dishplanar.........flat | | | | rite...........ritual |
| | | | |
| planer.........one who | | | | wright.........a maker |
| planespleas..........crys for help | | | | |
| | | | write..........to |
| please.........good | | | | inscribering...........circle |
| mannerspleural........related to lungs | | | | |
| | | | wring..........twistingrise...........to |
| plural.........more than one | | | | stand up |
| plum...........purple fruit | | | | |
| | | | ryes...........varieties of |
| plumb..........straight up and | | | | grainroad...........a broad trail |
| downpolar..........relating to the North or | | | | |
| South poles | | | | rode...........past tense of ride |
| | | | |
| poler..........one who uses a pole | | | | rowed..........to propel a boat by |
| Pole...........a person from Poland | | | | oarsroam...........to wander |
| | | | |
| pole...........big stick | | | | Rome...........capital of |
| | | | Italyroil...........to make turbid |
| poll...........a votingpoled..........a pole | | | | |
| was used | | | | royal..........worthy of a king or |
| | | | queenrole...........part to play |
| polled.........lacking | | | | |
| hornspone...........the dealer's opponent in | | | | roll...........rotaterood...........a cross |
| two-handed card games | | | | |
| | | | rude...........coarseroomer.........a tenant |
| pony...........a small | | | | |
| horsepoor...........no money | | | | |
| | | | |
| pore...........careful study; microscopic | | | | rumor..........gossiproot...........subterran |
| hole | | | | ean part of a plant |
| | | | |
| pour...........to flow freely | | | | route..........path of |
| popery.........a disparaging term for | | | | travelrose...........a brush or shrublike |
| Catholics | | | | flower, a pink color |
| | | | |
| potpourri......a miscellaneous | | | | rows...........linear arrangement |
| collectionpraise.........to commend | | | | rot............decay |
| | | | |
| prays..........petition to God | | | | wrought........maderote...........by memory |
| | | | |
| preys..........huntspray...........worship | | | | wrote..........past tense of write |
| God | | | | rough..........coarse |
| | | | |
| prey...........huntprecedence.....priority | | | | ruff...........pleated |
| | | | collarrout...........to force out |
| precedents.....established course of action | | | | |
| | | | route..........path of |
| presidents.....commanders-in-chief | | | | travelroux...........cooked butter and flour |
| presence.......the state of being present | | | | |
| | | | rue............regret |
| presents.......gifts pride..........ego | | | | rude...........impolite |
| | | | |
| pryed..........opened with | | | | rued...........regrettedrye............grain |
| forcepries..........wedging open | | | | |
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| prize..........the rewardprince.........son | | | | wry............twistedAE Wise is an author |
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| | | | which is a site for Writers. AE Wise has |
| prints.........impressionsprincipal......head | | | | been in education for over 20 years. |