great — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
late — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
mate — a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree.
plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
rate — the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
state — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
Two-syllable rhymes
create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
vapor — a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air: the vapors rising from the bogs.
water — a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
Three-syllable rhymes
activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
decimate — To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
lacerate — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
penetrate — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
saturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
