Don’t pay attention to the people unless you have to, focus on the job you like.
I don't believe you meant homonym because it is when two words sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled the same, but I think you meant Homophones
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Mode and Lode don't sound the same
and neither do fervor and fever
Way and Weigh on the other hand do sound the same
Way and weigh are your answers
The answer to your question would be prohibited as it does mean to be forbidden or not allowed to and on this sentence is saying that since it was too noisy it was impossible to study.