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Curve_O.gif (884 bytes) words.
The Curve_O.gif (884 bytes) sound is spelled o in strong and long.
The Curve_O.gif (884 bytes) sound is spelled au in cause and because.
The Curve_O.gif (884 bytes) sound is spelled aw in law and paw.

 

Words Definitions
1. forgotten a past participle of forget.  He has forgotten much of what he learned.
2. obtain get through effort
3. awful 1.  causing fear; dreadful; terrible.  2. deserving great respect and reverence:  He felt the awful power of God.  3.  filling with awe; impressive.  4.  very bad, great, ugly, etc.: an awful mess.
4. recognize know again; remember from knowing before:  I didn't recognize my old friend.
5. foggy 1. having much fog; misty.  2.  not clear; dim; blurred.
6. composition 1. the makeup of anything; what is in it.  2. a putting together of a whole.  3.  thing composed.  A symphony, poem, or painting is a composition.  4. mixture of substances; compound.
7. pawn leave (something) with another person as security that borrowed money will be repaid; pledge:  I pawned my watch to buy food until I could get work.
8. observe 1. see and not; notice.  2. examine for some special purpose; study.  3.  to remark; comment.  4.  keep; follow in practice:  observe silence, observe a rule.  5.  show regard for; celebrate:  observe a holiday.
9. automatic 1.  moving or acting by itself.  2. done without thought or attention.  3.  gun that throws out the empty shell and reloads by itself.
10. donkey a small animal somewhat like a horse but with longer ears and a shorter mane.