Vocab-ability Prefix–285 (homo__ = same) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Why is it that human beings have homosexuals and animals don't have homosexuals?
  2. I'm having hard time finding homonyms in our own native language.
  3. Hermits I guess are homogeneous people.

Good work!

Thank you!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. I don't think that anyone is born as a homosexual, it's a choice that people make.
  2. Everyone in the community has a homogenous way of speaking
  3. Homonyms can be understood better in the context in which they're being used.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE.

  1. Those two male deer are acting out mating behavior; they must be homosexual.
  2. When written, it is difficult to determine the tense of the word "read" because its present and past tenses are homonyms.
  3. As a child, I shook milk cartons before pouring in order to mix the cream uniformly and get a homogeneous serving.

Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Homosexual:
    I would never sleep with a homosexual unless I had three bottles of wine and a joint.

  2. Homonyms:
    That being said, it will be the last time anyone on planet X will use a homonym.

  3. Homogeneous:
    The homogeneous population found in the Northern part of the territory was given jeeps and four-wheelers.

Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. One of the contestants in the show is a homosexual.
  2. Sun and son is an example of a homonym.
  3. Some parts of Pampanga are still inhabited by homogeneous people.

Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Today many homosexuals are no longer hiding in the closet.

  2. There are many homonyms and one that I could think of right now is the word “fine,” depending on how it is used in a sentence, for example: I am doing fine. She was fine for jaywalking.

  3. Many homogeneous Native Americans are no longer living in the reservation.

Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Homosexuals, for all intent and purposes are very generous towards the opposite sex.
  2. Sometimes, John finds it difficult to spell correctly homonyms.
  3. Its difficulty to find interracial couple among any given homogeneous society.

Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Homosexual
    A man's sexual attraction to another man is an example of something that would be described as a homosexual attraction.
  2. Homonyms
    Even though a homonym may be pronounced exactly like another word, it has a completely different meaning.
  3. Homogeneous
    The cake mixture is ready for the oven when the ingredients have been blended to the point where they appear homogenous.

Good work!

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