E, È, Æ AND À SOUNDS

• echelon /ˈeSHəˌlän/

  a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.
• forbear /fərˈber/

  politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.
• knell /nel/

  the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.
• heresy /ˈherəsē/

  belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.
• stealth /stelTH/cautious and surreptitious action or movement
• peasant /ˈpez(ə)nt/a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries).
• treacherous /ˈtreCH(ə)rəs/

  guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
• saffron /ˈsafrən/an orange-yellow flavoring, food coloring, and dye made from the dried stigmas of a crocus.
• accolade /ˈakəˌlād/an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit.
• apathy /ˈapəTHē/

  lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
• plaid /plad/

  checkered or tartan twilled cloth, typically made of wool.
• advocacy /ˈadvəkəsē/

  public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.
• anchorage /ˈaNGk(ə)rij/an area that is suitable for a ship to anchor in.
• pageant /ˈpaj(ə)nt/

  a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colorful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene.
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  knack – neck
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  laugh – left
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  lass – less
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  cattle – kettle
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  track – trek
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  sand – send
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  band – bend
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  last – lest
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  crack – creek
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  plaid – plead
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  sad – seed
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  shack – sheik
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  raft – reef
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  sweat – sweet
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  gas – geese
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  black – bleak
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  best – beast
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  lest – least
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  chef – sheaf
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  says – seize
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  red – reed
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  dell – deal
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  fest – feast
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  depth – deep
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  peck – peak
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  bread – breed