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Be sure to consult a dictionary as some of the words below have other meanings not described here.

       1. meat, meet: Meat is a noun meaning “the eatable flesh of mammals”; “an edible, fleshy, inner portion”. Meet is a verb that means “to come upon”; “to be present at the arrival of or to encounter”.     
   
                    Johnson avoided meeting with the professor for fear of being called a slouch.

                    Most, if not all, vegetarians avoid meat in their diets.     

      2.
metal, meddle, medal, mettle
: Metal is a noun meaning “any category of elements that are usually lustrous, ductile and malleable”. Meddle is an intransitive verb which means “to interfere in the affairs of other people”; “to intrude”. Medal is a noun meaning “a flat piece of metal often given as an award, or used as an object of admiration or memorial”. Mettle is a noun meaning “inherent quality of character”; “courage and endurance”.

                    Laziness is a habit of those with little mettle.                                        
   
                    That particular metal is bronze, and not copper.
     

                    You deserve a
medal for all your meddling activities.
 
      3. miner, minor: Miner is a noun meaning “one whose business it is to extract mineral resources from the earth”. Minor is an adjective meaning “lesser in importance, or rank”; “not yet a legal adult”.

                    Is it fair to prosecute minors as adults when it comes to cases of homicide?

                    Not having their demands met, the miners finally decided to go on a strike against their bosses.


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