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con - Persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of a deception.
cue - Give a cue to or for.
rue - Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen)
run - Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.
crone - An old woman who is thin and ugly.
euro - The single European currency, which replaced the national currencies of France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, the Republic of Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands in 2002. Nineteen member states of the European Union now use the euro.
ecru - The light beige color of unbleached linen.
once - On one occasion or for one time only.
conjure - Call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual.
joe - An ordinary man.
cure - Relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition.
nor - literary term for neither
cor - Expressing surprise, excitement, admiration, or alarm.
rune - A letter of an ancient Germanic alphabet, related to the Roman alphabet.
eon - An indefinite and very long period of time, often a period exaggerated for humorous or rhetorical effect.
roe - The mass of eggs contained in the ovaries of a female fish or shellfish, typically including the ovaries themselves, especially when ripe and used as food.The ripe testes of a male fish, especially when used as food.
rec - Recreation.
cur - An aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel.
urn - Place (something) in an urn.
ore - A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted.
corn - A North American cereal plant that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob. Its many varieties yield numerous products, highly valued for both human and livestock consumption.
one - Referring to a person or thing previously mentioned or easily identified.
our - Belonging to or associated with the speaker and one or more other people previously mentioned or easily identified.
cone - A solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point.
ounce - A unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 28 grams)A unit of one twelfth of a pound troy or apothecaries' measure, equal to 480 grains (approximately 31 grams).
core - Remove the tough central part and seeds from (a fruit)
orc - (in fantasy literature and games) a member of an imaginary race of humanlike creatures, characterized as ugly, warlike, and malevolent.