1)Add a
letter to 'pat' and get the word that means 'a course of action'.- Path
2)Turn 'pat'
around and get a sound.- tap
3)Change the
vowel, turn the word around and get the opposite of 'bottom'.- top
4)Change the
vowel and get the word that means 'an animal that is kept in the house'. - pet
5)Change a
letter and get the name of an animal. – cat
6)Add two
letters and get the word that completes the blank 'tooth ___'.Paste
7)Change the
vowel and get a word meaning 'a helpful hint'. – Tip
8) Change the
vowel and get a 'container'. – Pot
9)Change the
vowel and get the verb that completes the idiom '_______ heads together'. – Put
Acrimony Angry
and bitter feelings or words
Adjudge To
consider or declare something to be true or to have happened
adjunct A
thing that is added or attached to something else but is less important and not
essential /subordinate to another
Admonish To give
a mild but firm warning/exhort
Adroit Skilful;
clever
Adulation Excessive
admiration or praise
Aesthetic Concerned
with beauty and appreciating beautiful things
Affable Pleasant
and friendly, easy to talk to
Affinity A
strong feeling of attraction to or interest in somebody or something
Affluence The
state of having a lot of money and possessions, wealth.
parameter, property--A parameter is an arbitrary constant. A property
is an explicit value or characteristic.
The parameters for the first test were 6 to 12 V.
Four parameters, three in space and one in time, are
needed to specify an event.
One of the most important
properties of iodine is its low temperature of sublimation.
percent, percentage--Percent is colloquial when used as a substitute
for percentage. Percent is always specific and should be used
with a number (10 percent), whereas percentage is not specific
and is never used with a number.
A large percentage of the reports were finished.
The verb should agree with the modifying phrase. A small percentage
of the funding is available.
practical, practicable--Practical means "useful
in actual practice." Practicable means "capable of being put
into practice."
predominant, predominate--Predominant is an adjective
describing something that has the greatest influence or is a prevalent factor. Predominate
is a verb, and means "to be the most important" or "to have a
controlling influence."
The predominant crop on the island was sugar. Sugar
processing plants predominated the local economy.
preventative,
preventive--Preventive
is preferred.
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