| A | B |
|---|
| Acetic | of vinegar; producing vinegar |
| Ascetic | a person who practices self-denial |
| Affect | to act on; to influence: His illness affected his memory |
| Effect | result: the food had a bad effect on him |
| Aisle | a passage between rows of seats |
| Isle | a small, island |
| Analyst | person who analyzes |
| Annalist | a writer of history |
| Ascent | a rising; a climbing |
| Assent | to agree |
| Baron | a nobleman |
| Barren | not producing anything |
| Bazaar | a street full of shops in Oriental countries; a sale held for charity |
| Bizarre | odd; queer; fantastic |
| Beach | flat shore of sand |
| Beech | a tree with smooth bark |
| Better | the comparative form of good |
| Bettor | one who bets |
| Board | a broad, thin piece of wood for building |
| Bored | made weary by being dull and uninteresting |
| Born | brought into life |
| Borne | the past participle of bear: He has borne a heavy burden |
| Borough | a town smaller than a city |
| Burro | a donkey |
| Burrow | a hole dug in the ground by an animal for shelter |
| Breach | an opening or gap |
| Breech | the lower or back part |
| Cache | a hiding place |
| Cash | ready money |
| Caddie | a person who carries a golfer?s clubs |
| Caddy | a small container for holding tea |
| Callous | hard; unfeeling; not sensitive |
| Callus | a hard; thickened place on the skin |
| Cannon | a large mounted gun |
| Canon | a church law, a rule or standard |
| Canter | to gallop easily |
| Cantor | the soloist in a synagogue |
| Canvas | a strong cotton cloth used for tents, sails, and oil paintings |
| Canvass | to examine |
| Carol | song of joy; hymn |
| Carrel | a small enclosure for individual study, as in libraries |
| Cast | to throw |
| Caste | a social group or class |
| Cede | to give up |
| Seed | thing from which plants grow |
| Censer | a container in which incense is burned |
| Censor | one who examines publications to be sure that improper material is not published |
| Cereal | a grass that produces grain used for food |
| Serial | a story given out one part at a time |
| Cession | a handing over; a giving up |
| Session | a meeting or a series of meetings |
