• leech (bloodsucker); leach (dissolve or percolate away)
• lesser (smaller); lessor (landlord)
• levy (tax); levee (embankment)
• liable (obligated); libel (defamation)
• liken (compare); lichen (moss-like plant)
• links (golf course); lynx (feline)
• literal (verbatim); littoral (shore)
• llama (animal); lama (monk)
• load (weight); lode (vein of ore)
• loan (to lend); lone (solitary)
• loop (turn); loupe (magnifying glass)
• lute (musical instrument); loot (slang for spoils)
• mackintosh (jacket); McIntosh (surname); Macintosh (computer)
• magnet (metal attracter); magnate (influential person)
• magnificent (splendid); munificent (generous)
• mall (promenade); maul (damage)
• mannequin (model); manikin (dwarf)
• manner (behavior); manor (estate)
• mantel (shelf); mantle (cloak)
• marshal (officer, place in order); martial (relating to war); Marshall (proper name); marital (pertaining to marriage)
• martin (bird); marten (four-legged animal); Martian (something from Mars)
• mask (covering); masque (drama)
• material (substance); materiel (equipment)
• maze (labyrinth); maize (corn)
• mean (signify, low, average); mien (demeanor)
• meat (food); meet (to come upon, fitting); mete (dole)
• medal (award); meddle (interfere)
• median (midpoint); average (arithmetic mean); normal (usual)
• metal (element); mettle (spirit); meddle (intrude in other people’s affairs) |