***REMINDER: On Monday's, please write your words three times, and your definitions twice!! Tuesday and Thursday Spelling Homework assignments may be chosen from the list of alternative choices.***
Spelling List-- biology-the study of living things
- biography-the story of a person's life
- amphibious-able to live on land and in water
- diction-the choices and use of words
- predict-to say in advance
- verdict-the decision of a jury
- contradict- to say the opposite
- submerged-covered with water
- suburb- a community on the outskirts of a city
- subdue-to conquer; to bring under control
- substitute- a person or thing that takes the place of another
- submissive- yielding to the authority of another
- diagnose-to find the cause of a problem by close examination
- dialogue- a conversation between two or more people
- physician-a person skilled in the art of healing; a doctor
Reading Vocabulary
- shimmered- shine or reflect light softly
- muse- a being that is the source of inspiration for an artist
- dredge-to bring to attention an unpleasant fact or event
- frayed- unraveled or word at the edge
- automaton-a moving mechanical device resembling a human
