Mac Power 1999 February/MACPOWER-1999-02.ISO.7z/MACPOWER-1999-02.ISO/9902⁄AMUG/EDUCATION/Master Spell-362-ppc.sit/Master Spellƒ/Tests/Tricky Words

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a lot□a lot, as in, there are a lot of people in the world
accept□acksept, meaning to receive
acceptable□acceptable, as in, is your appearance acceptable?
accessible□accessible, as in, is the apartment handicapped accessible?
accommodate□accomodate, as in, I could not accomodate your cheating
acknowledgment/acknowledgement□acknowledgment, as in, Master Spell deserves an acknowledgment
acquitted□acquitted, past tense, meaning to clear from a charge
adherent□adhere ent, meaning supporter
adjacent□adjaycent, meaning next too
admissible□admissible, meaning can be accepted
advice□add-vice, meaning recommendation regarding a decision
advisable□addviezible, as in, it is addviezible to use your windsheild wipers in the rain
advise□addvise, meaning to give information or notice
affect□affect, as in, the road construction will affect traffic this summer.
aisle□aisle, as in, which aisle at the grocery store has the coffee
all ready□all ready, meaning prepared
all right□all right, as in, the answers were all right
all together□all together, as in, the players were all together on the field
allude□allude, meaning to refer to indirectly
allusion□allusion, meaning to refer to indirectly
already□already, meaning by this time
altogether□altogether, as in the answer was altogether unacceptable
announcement□announcement, as in, I made an announcement to the crowd gathered
annual□annual, meaning once yearly
appalled□appalled, as in i am appalled at your poor command of english
apparatus□apparatus, meaning a device for a particular purpose
appropriate□appropriate, as in, it is not appropreette to call a police officer a pig
argument□argument, as in, it is not good to start an argument with a police officer
arrangement□arrangement, as in, that is a beautiful flower arrangement
ascend□ascend, as in, the balloon will ascend with hot air
ascent□ascent, as in, the balloon made an ascent with hot air
atheist□atheist, meaning one who denies the existance of God
attendance□a ttendance, as in, good a ttendance at school makes learning easier
autumn□autum, as in, autum leaves fall from the trees
awkward□awkward, as in, it is awkward to walk around wearing only one shoe
bachelor□batchilure, as in, I earned a batchilure in arts degree in spelling
bankruptcy□bankruptcy, meaning the state of being declared bankrupt
baron□baron, meaning a noble min
barren□barren, meaning incape a bul of offspring
barrenness□barrenness, meaning the quality of being incape a bul of offspring
basically□basically, as in, macs are basically better than pee cees
beggar□begger, meaning one who solicits for a living
beneficial□behneficial, as in, I hope Master Spell is behneficial to you
benefit□benefit, as in, you will benefit from your improved spelling
boundary□boundary, as in I crossed the boundary of no reet turn
burial□burial, as in, it is illeegal to sell burial spots at Arlington National Cemetery
business□business, as in, a good business is reespohnsive to its customers
calendar□calendar, as in, you can find today's day and date on the calendar
caliber□caliber, as in that is an impressive caliber weapon you have there
canceled□canceled, as in your car insurance is cancelled
cancellation□cancellation, meaning the act or instance of cancelling
capital□capital, meaning the seat of a government
capitol□capitol, meaning the building where a legislature meets
career□career, as in, robbing banks is a very wrong career choice
caterpillar□caterpillar, meaning that worm-like animal with legs
cemetery□cemetery, meaning a place for burying the dead
centennial□centennial, meaning one hundred years
cheerfulness□cheerfulness, meaning the quality of being full of cheer
chief□chief, as in editor in chief
chiefly□chiefly, meaning mainly
choose□choose, as in, you did not choose the words I gave you in this test
chose□chose, as in, I chose this word for you to spell
chosen□chosen, as in, you have chosen to improve your spelling
coconut□coconut, meaning the fruit of a coconut palm tree
coed□coed, meaning an educational system with both men and women
coincidence□coincidence, as in, your improved spelling isn't just a coincidence
column□column, meaning a supporting pillar
commission□commission, as in, the park and planning commission
committed□committed, as in, they were committed to follow orders
committee□committee, meaning a group of people officially delegated to perform an action
comparable□comparable, meaning equivalent in some way for comparison
comparatively□comparatively, as in, Macintosh computers are comparatively superior to PeeCees
compatible□compatible, as in, Master Spell is not Windows compatible, and neither is its author
competence□competence, as in, a pilot ought to pass a competence test
competent□competent, meaning properly or sufficiently quollified
complement□complement, meaning something that fills up, completes, makes perfect
compliment□compliment, meaning a formal expression of esteem
conceivable□conceivable, as in, it is conceivable that once a pattern is established it will continue
conceive□conceive, meaning to form or develop in the mind
conscience□conscience, meaning moral goodness
conscious□conscious, meaning awake
consequently□consequently, as in, he consequently went to jail for holding up the bank
considerable□considerable, as in, computer programming requires a considerable effort
contempt□contempt, as in, the judge held the obnoxious lawyer in contempt of court
controlled□controlled, meaning to exercise a dominating influence over
controversial□con-truvershul, meaning marked by controversy
convenience□convenience, meaning the quality of being suitable to one's comfort
convenient□convenient, meaning suitted to one's comfort
coolly□coolly, as in, that cat strolled coolly down the alley
council□council, meaning an assembly or meeting for consultation
counsel□counsel, meaning advice given as a result of consultation
counterfeit□counterfeit, as in, counterfeit money is illeegal
curiosity□curiosittee, as in, curiosittee killed the cat
deceit□deseete, meaning deceiving
deceive□deceive, as in, don't let lying politicians deceive you
deductible□deductible, meaning that which can be deducted
defendant□def fen dent, meaning the party against which an action is brought
defensible□defensible, meaning capable of being defended
definitely□definitely, as in, winter at the north pole is definitely cold
deity□deeitty, meaning a god
desirable□desirable, as in, it is desirable to achieve 100% in Master Spell
despair□despair, as in, do not despair, Master Spell will help you spell better
desperate□desperate, as in, poor spellers are in desperate need of Master Spell
desperately□desperetly, as in, good spellers are desperetly needed
disappoint□disappoint, as in, do not disappoint me by getting a low score
disapprove□disapprove, as in, I disapprove of quitting in the middle of a test
discipline□discipline, as in, all parents should discipline their children
dissatisfied□dissatisfied, as in, not sattisfied
disservice□disservice, meaning you do yourself and others a disservice by not washing yourself
dissipate□dissipate, as in, the rainstorm will dissipate into a drizzle
dissociate□dissociate, meaning to no longer a so cee ate
divisive□divisive, as in, stay away from those who are divisive among you
drought□drought, meaning long period of dry weather
dumbfounded□dumbfounded, meaning clueless
durable□durable, as in, titanium is a durable metal
elicit□elicit, meaning to bring out
eloquently□elo-quently, as in, the speech was given elo-quently
elude□elude, meaning to avoid
emperor□emperor, meaning a ruler of an empire
emphasize□emphasize, as in, I often emphasize the importance of good spelling
enormous□enormous, meaning great in size
especially□especially, as in, it is especially helpful to know how to spell when writing
eventually□eventually, as in, keep this up and you will eventually master spelling
everybody□everybody, as in, everybody loves ice cream
evidently□evidently, as in, the wallet was evidently stolen
exceed□exceed, as in, don't exceed the speed limit
excusable□excusable, meaning able to be excused
exercise□exercise, meaning an activity that requires exertion
exhibit□exhibit, as in, we all enjoyed the museum exhibit
exhibition□exhibition, as in, I saw many new products at the exhibition
existence□existence, as in, the existence of water is essential for all life
extravagant□extravagant, as in, the rich folks put on an extravagant dinner party
exuberant□exuberant, as in, cheerleaders are usually exuberant
fallacy□fallacy, as in, his argument had a fallacy of logic
fascinate□fascinayte, meaning allorring a strong interest
fascinating□fascinating, as in, the power of the volcanic eruption was fascinating
feasible□feasible, meaning possible
fierce□fierce, as in were fierce were feminnists and were in your face
fire truck□fire truck, meaning the truck the fire men drive
firefighter/fire fighter□fire fighter, meaning one who fights fires
forcible□forcible, as in, he made a forcible attempt to break the door
forcibly□forcibly, as in, he forcibly broke down the door
formally□formally, meaning conventionally
formerly□formerly, meaning in the past
forty□forty, meaning one more than thirty-nine
fraternity□fraternity, meaning a brutherhood
fulfill/fulfil□fulfill, meaning complete
fulfilled□fulfilled, past tense meaning completed
galloped□gahlluped, as in, the horse gahlluped to the finish line.
gaudy□gaudy, meaning showy in a distaysteful way
gentlemen□gentlemen, plural form, as in, ladies and gentlemen
genuine□genuine, as in, when a person is honest he is genuine
glorious□glorious, as in, the glorious revolution of 16 88
goodbye/good-bye□goodbye, an expression of farewell
gorgeous□gorgeous, as in, the view of the falls was gorgeous from the river bed
governor□governor, as in, he was elected governor of Illinois
grievance□grievance, meaning a solidly held complaint
handicapped□handicapped, meaning disabled
happily□happily, as in, they were happily married
heir□air, as in air to the throne
helpful□helpful, as in, a store clerk should be helpful, not mean
hitchhiker□hitchhiker, meaning one who solicits free rides on the road
homicide□hom icide, meaning murder
hopelessness□hope-lessness, meaning the condition of being hopeless
humorous□humorous, meaning funny
Hungary□hunggary, meaning the central european nation
hungry□hungry, meaning having an urge to eat
hysterical□hysterical, meaning oh verwhelmingly funny
illegibly□illegibly, meaning un de cife er ibul
illegitimate□illejitimate, meaning illeegal
imitation□imitation, meaning a copy
immigrant□immigrant, meaning a person who permanently moves from one country to another
inadmissible□inadmissible, meaning cannot be presented
individually□individually, meaning solefully
inevitable□inevitable, meaning unavoidable
inevitably□inevitably, meaing unavoidably
inflammation□inflammation, meaning the act of inflaming
inherent□inherent, meaning intrinsic
inseparable□inseperible, meaning unable to separate
interpret□interpret, meaning translate
interpretation□interpretation, as in, there's little room for interpretation of the ten ca-mandments
interruption□interruption, as in, with a small child around, it's hard to get work done without interruption
intolerance□intolerance, as in, intolerance of lying is a virtue
irreligious□irreligios, meaning lacking religion
irresistible□irresistible, meaning quality of inability to resist
irreverent□irreverent, meaning disrespectful
irritable□irritable, meaning easily irritated
it's□its, as in, its a pleasure to help your spelling
its□its, as in, one problem with a pee cee is its inability to establish a standard for speech
jewelry□jewlry, meaning wearable ornaments
keenness□keen ness, meaning the quality of being keen
knowledgeable□knowledgeable, meaning the quality of possessing great knowledge
leisurely□leesurely, as in, there are many who drive leesurely on Sunday
lengthening□lengththening, as in, lengththening hair is not accomplished by pulling on it
license□license, meaning authorization
lightening□lightening, meaning to make lighter
lightning□lightning, as in, lightning is present in a thunderstorm
lovable□lovable, as in, it's hard not to find a newborn baby lovable
luscious□luscious, meaning delicious
luxuries□luxuries, as in, hot baths and chocolate chip cookies are small luxuries
magnificent□magnificent, as in, the magnificent mile is part of Michigan avenue in downtown Chicago
malign□mal ine, meaning to make harmful statements about
manageable□manageable, meaning the ability to be managed
managing□managing, as in, for some, managing a stock portfolio is fun
marshal□marshal, meaning to prepare
medieval/mediaeval□medieval, meaning dark ages
menswear/men's wear□mens wear, meaning mens clothing
mentality□mentality, as in, windows and mac users often differ in mentality
merchandise□merchandise, as in, if you break the merchandise, you must buy it
metallic□metallic, meaning having the quality of metal
miner□miner, meaning one who mines as a profession
miniature□miniature, meaning very small version
minor□miner, meaning under age
misspelled□misspelled, meaning when I say, that's incorrect
moral□moral, meaning that which is good
morale□morale, meaning condition of attitude
multiplication□multiplication, as in, do you know your multiplication tables?
narrative□narrative, meaning a story
nationalities□nahtionalities, as in, many different nahtionalities are present at the olympics
naturally□naturally,meaning by a natural manner
niece□niece, meaning female of nephew
noticeable□noticeable, meaning easily noticed
o'clock□o clock, as in, five o clock is quitting time
observer□observer, meaning one who watches
obstacle□ob stickle, meaning one of those things that get in the way
occurrence□occurrence, meaning the instance of occurring
offered□offered, past tense meaning presented
omission□omission, meaning left out
oppose□oppose, as in, I oppose those who oppose me
oppressive□o ppressiv, meaning difficult to bear
optimism□optimism, as in, it's difficult to succeed without optimism
optimistic□optimist-tic, meaning inclined to expect a favorable outcome
overrule□overrule, meaning to use authority over previous authority
panicky□panicky, as in don't get panicky, its only a gun
parallel□parallel, as in, a divided highway is two parallel roads
parliamentary□parliamentary, meaning relating to parliament
passed□passed, as in, we passed each other without saying a word
past□past, as in, we can all learn from the past
peaceable□peacible, meaning able to accomplish peace
peculiarities□peculiarities, meaning strange or unusual qualities
peculiarly□peculiarly, as in, I speak peculiarly
perjury□perjury, meaning to lie under oath
permissible□permissible, meaning allowable
persistent□persisttent, as in, a good speller requires persistent practice
personnel□personnel, meaning employees
persuade□persuade, meaning convincing
persuasion□persuasion, meaning the act of persuading
plaque□plack, meaning that wood thing with your name on it
poll□pole, meaning sur vey
possession□pozession, as in, mine, all mine
predecessor□predecessor, meaning one that came before
predominant□predominant, as in, green was the predominant color in the forest
preferred□preferred, meaning past tense of prefer
presumptuous□presumptchuous, meaning excessively forward
prevalence□preh-vellence, as in, there is a heavy preh-vellence of the flew this year
prevalent□prevalent, meaning widely preh zent
principal□principal, meaning the most important
principle□principle, meaning basic truth or law
privilege□privilege, as in, driving is a privilege not a right
professor□professor, meaning a teacher
profit□profit, as in, lemonade stands barely make a  profit
psychology□psychology, meaning science that deals with mental processes
publicly□publicly, meaning in a public manner
pursuit□pursuit, as in, a police officer might say, hot pursuit, giwht giwht giwht, while chasing you
quarreling/quarrelling□quarreling, meaning fighting
quotient□quotient, meaning the number resulting from mathematical division
rarity□rarity, meaning rare or not often
rebelled□rebelled, as in, he rebelled against his parents
recede□recede, as in, the water will recede at low tide
receipt□receipt, as in, upon receipt of the news you can leave
receivable□receivable, as in, he was very receivable to my ideas
recognition□recognition, meaning acknowledgment
recommendation□recommendation, as in, her recommendation was highly regarded
referee□referee, as in, the referee missed the play and called the play wrong
refrigerator□refrigerator, as in, please put the milk in the refridgerator
rein□rein, meaning a leather strap used to guide a horse
renovation□renovation, as in, the old school is undergoing renovation
resistance□resistance, as in, for power computing, resistance was futile
response□response, as in, the correct response to the question was answer B
rhythm□rhythm, meaning a regular pattern
sacrifice□sacrifice, as in, it is sometimes a sacrifice to give up something you love
salable/saleable□sailable, meaning can be sold
scheme□scheme, as in, we enjoyed the color scheme of your living room
scholarship□scholarship, as in, the college offered a scholarship for 3 people
secession□secession, meaning the act of seceding
semester□semester, as in, at the end of the semester she will graduaite
sentence□sentence, as in, given the sentence, the crime was not justifyable
separate□separate, meaning to put apart
severely□severely, as in, the house was severely in need of repair
shining□shining, as in, the star was shining brightly
siege□siege, meaning a surrounding of a city in order to capture it
similar□similar, meaning alike
soldier□soldier, meaning one who serves in an army
soluble□[[inpt PHON]]_s1AAl~yUW_bUXl[[inpt TEXT]], meaning able to dissolve
solution□solution, as in, every problem has a solution
specifically□specifically, as in, I specifically told you to stop at the store
sponsor□sponsor, meaning one who assumes responsibility for another
statement□statement,as in, the presidents statement on foreign policy left me confused
stubborn□stubborn, as in, a stubborn pig is hard to get in a pen
subtle□subtle, as in, the subtle detail of the house makes it fascinating
subtlety□suttelty, as in, a pun is a suttelty of the language
subtly□[[inpt PHON]]_sUX¥tIHlIY[[inpt TEXT]], as in, he [[inpt PHON]]_sUX¥tIHlIY[[inpt TEXT]] hinted at a company takeover
succeed□succeed, as in, can you succeed in getting 100% for 50 words?
superintendent□superintendent, meaning supervisor
superstitious□sueperstishus, as in, you are sueperstishus about walking under ladders
supervisor□supervisor,as in, your supervisor should have the answer to your question
suppose□suppose,as in, to suppose you are correct can be a mistake
surely□surely, meaning cofidently
susceptible□susceptible, meaning vulnerable
technique□technique, meaning systematic procedure
teepee/tepee□teepee, meaning an indian tent
temperamental□temperamental, meaning moody
threw□threw, as in, he threw the aluminum cann away
through□through, as in, the train went through the tunnel
till□till, as in, no dessert till after you finish dinner
transferal□transferal, as in, the transferal of goods from one state to another
transferred□transferred, as in, he transferred money from his savings account to his checking account
truly□truly, meaning sincerely
twelfth□twelfth, as in tenth eleventh twelfth
typical□typical, as in, it was a typical rainy day in may we were having
unanimous□unanimous, meaning complete agreement
unbelievable□unbelievable, as in, the elephant's size was unbelievable
uncivilized□uncivilized, as in, their manners at the table were uncivilized
unconscious□unconscious, as in, the boxer was knocked unconscious
uncontrollable□un controlubble, as in, an earthquake is un controlubble
unforgettable□unforgettable, as in, last nights dinner was unforgettable
universities□universities, as in, attending universities is getting expensive
veteran□veteran, as in, the veterans held the knowledge we younger players lacked
vicinity□vicinity, as in, you'll find us at Mic-don-alds or in the vicinity
vicious□vicious, as in, China launched a vicious attack on its citizens at teaammin square
villain□villin, meaning the evil enemy
vinegar□vinegar, as in, vinegar and wine is a tasty dressing
virtuous□virtuous, as in, virtuous actions can make one feel good
visible□visible, as in, if you get this word wrong, I will make the correct spelling visible
warranted□warranted, as in, her great report card warranted her parents praise
wealthiest□wealthyest, those who possess knowlege are the wealthyest
who's□who's, as in, who's the greatest actor in your opinion
wholesale□wholesale, as in, did you buy it wholesale or reetail
whose□whose, as in, whose hat and scarf are these?
wondrous□wondrus, meaning wonderful
Yankee□Yankee, as in, I'm a Yankee doodle dandy
yield□yield, as in, yield the right of way is a rule of the road
you're□you're, as in, you're the sun shine of my life
your□your, as in, give me your tired and your poor
zenith□zeenith, as in, Veenus was at its zeenith last night