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6. furious \ SfyUrGEs \
[SfyVrGEs]
7. optimism \ SBptETmizEm \
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]
8. funnel \ SfEnFl \
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]
9. citizen \ SsiZEzEn \
[SsiZEsEn]
10. ferret \ SferDt \
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]
11. clearance \ SklirEn(t)s \
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]
[This word is from Latin.]
an adjective (Webster’s Third page 923, column 2)
exhibiting or goaded by anger or passion.
Howard fully expected a furious renewal of attacks against him
for his stance on boutonnieres.
[This word came from French, which formed it from a Latin
word.]
a noun (Webster’s Third page 1584, column 3)
an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon
actions and happenings; to minimize adverse aspects, conditions,
and possibilities; or to anticipate the best possible outcome.
Optimism is reflected in the proverb “Every cloud has a silver
lining.”
[This word went from Latin to Provençal to English.]
a noun (Webster’s Third page 922, column 3)
a utensil that has typically a hollow cone with a tube extending
from the point and is designed to catch and direct a downward
flow of liquid or some other substance.
To avoid a spill, Mary Ann used a funnel when she added oil to
the cruet.
[This word is from an Anglo-French word.]
a noun (Webster’s Third page 411, column 3)
an inhabitant of a city or town; especially : one that is entitled to
civic rights and privileges.
Every eligible citizen in the United States should exercise the
right to vote.
[Originally Latin, this word went through French before
becoming English.]
a noun (Webster’s Third page 839, column 2)
a semidomesticated variety of the European polecat.
Carl’s ferret comes to him for a reward every time Carl
squeezes a squeaky toy.
The following word could be confused with another word similar in sound and/or spelling.
Provide, without being asked by the speller to do so, the word’s part of speech and definition.
[The first part of this word is from an originally Latin word that
went through French before becoming English, and the second
part is an English combining form.]
a noun (Webster’s Third page 420, column 2)
[could be confused with clarence]
the distance by which one object is separated from another or the
space between them that is free from anything that impedes
movement or action.
The sign on the bridge warned the drivers of trucks taller than
seven feet that they would not have enough clearance.
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