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His amoral view of cheating was nothing compared

to his father’s immoral lifestyle of murder.

 

amoral {adj} [THINK: unconcerned with a moral sense]

immoral {adj} [THINK: not conforming to accepted standards of morality]

 

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“His monotone voice has the power to enervate even the strongest of attention spans; his discussion on the nervous system is represented well on this drawing—you can see where the bundle passes outward to innervate the extremities.”

 

enervate {adj & verb} [THINK: lacking in energy; weaken (e)]

innervate {verb} [THINK: supply organ with nerves]

 

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We always insure our car to the highest possibility;

it ensures we are compensated.

 

ensure {verb} [THINK: make certain something happens]

insure {verb} [THINK: arrange for compensation in event of damage; insurance]

 

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The horde of relatives surrounded the table,

each trying to hoard the wealth before it was gone.

 

hoard {verb & noun} [THINK: amassed items (a)]

horde {noun} [THINK: large group of people]

 

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We are averse to the use of unnecessary medicine;

we have learned about too many adverse reactions.

 

adverse {adj} [THINK: harmful; preventing development (d)]

averse {adj} [THINK: opposition to something (no d)]

 

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“She was obviously lost; I sent my personal aide to her aid.”

 

aid {noun} [THINK: source of help]

aide {noun} [THINK: assistant]

 

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Our training will exceed all expectations;

no client will have to accede to difficult requirements.

 

accede {verb} [THINK: agree to demand (a)]

exceed {verb} [THINK: go beyond (e)]

 

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The boor of a superintendent didn’t cover the hole, and continued to bore into the rock; he didn’t notice the charging boar before it was too late.

 

bore {verb} [THINK: make a hole (o and e)]

boar {noun} [THINK: male pig (has a)]

boor {noun} [THINK: ill-mannered; obnoxious (all o’s)]

 

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“His forebears had been

original settlers in the valley;

he could not forbear a laugh when

asked if he knew his way around.”

 

forbear {v} [THINK: refrain…from writing that middle e]

forebear {n} [THINK: ancestor…came beFORE]

 

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“She was loath to tell him that he was free

to loathe homework, but he still had to do it.”

loathe verb [THINK: dislike (e)]

loath  adj [THINK: unwilling (no e)]