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advice

an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.

advise

to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following.

aural

of or pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing.

oral	of, using, or transmitted by speech.

aloud

vocally, as distinguished from mentally.

allowed

to give permission to or for; permit.

cereal

any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.

serial

anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.

aisle

a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.

isle	a small island.

defuse

to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing.

diffuse

to spread.

envelop

to wrap up in or as in a covering.

envelope

a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure.

altogether

wholly; entirely; completely; quite.

all together

all at the same time.

every day

of or pertaining to every day; daily.

everyday

such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace.

allusion

a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication.

illusion

something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.

advice

an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.

advise

to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following.

aural

of or pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing.

oral	of, using, or transmitted by speech.

aloud

vocally, as distinguished from mentally.

allowed

to give permission to or for; permit.

cereal

any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.

serial

anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.

aisle

a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.

isle	a small island.

defuse

to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing.

diffuse

to spread.

envelop

to wrap up in or as in a covering.

envelope

a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure.

altogether

wholly; entirely; completely; quite.

all together

all at the same time.

every day

of or pertaining to every day; daily.

everyday

such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace.

allusion

a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication.

illusion

something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.