Spelling List #19

Spelling and Vocabulary List-

***Please copy your list words three or more times,and your definitions twice for ALL Monday homework assignments***

Spelling List:

1. vocation- a special calling; one's occupation
2. convocation- a special assembly or meeting
3. evoke- to call forth; to draw forth
4. provoked- stirred into action; irritated
5. revoked- repealed; canceled
6. advocate- a person who pleads for the cause of another; a lawyer
7. vocal- oral; uttered by the voice
8. unify- to combine into one
9. unilateral- one-sided
10. permanent- lasting
11. perforate- to make holes through
12. extravagant- too much; wasteful
13. extracurricular- outside the regular course of study
14. percentage- a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
15. juvenile- pertaining to young people

Reading Vocabulary:

1. dubious- doubtful; uncertain; questionable
2. morass- a wet, swampy bog; something that traps and confuses
3. deft-skillful; nimble
4. paltry- ridiculously or insultingly small

Spelling List #16

Spelling and Vocabulary List-

***Please copy your list words three or more times,and your definitions twice for ALL Monday homework assignments***

Spelling List:

1. sentimental- marked by tender or romantic feelings
2. assent- to express acceptance of an opinion; to agree
3. resentment- a feeling of having been wronged
4. sensitive-easily influenced or offended
5. obstructed- blocked; hindered
6. destruction- total ruin
7. contrast- a great or striking difference
8. contrary- opposed; opposite; completely different
9. controversy- a dispute; an argument
10. nonprofit-working without the intent of gaining income
11. noneffective- not bringing about the desired effect
12. noncommittal- not revealing one's opinion
13. nondescript- hard to describe; not any kind in particular
14. noncontagious- not catching; not able to carry illness to another
15. capitalistic- pertaining to the private ownership of property

Reading Vocabulary-

1. distraught- upset; distressed
2. emanate- to flow out; to radiate
3. impenetrable- inaccessible;indestructible
4. omnipotent- all powerful; supernatural strength
5. trepidation- anxiety; fear

Reagan Library Pictures

Field Trip Reminders: Reagan Library

Please remember to bring a sack lunch in a disposable package.  We will be walking and touring the Library, and it will be difficult to carry lunch pails around.  Wear good walking shoes, but feel free to dress up a bit!  We will be leaving the school at 7:15 a.m. and hope to be back around 4 p.m. (Traffic permitting).

Spelling List #15

Spelling and Vocabulary List-

***Please copy your list words three or more times,and your definitions twice for ALL Monday homework assignments***

Spelling List:

1. salvage- to save something after it appears to be lost
2. salve- a healing ointment
3. conscious- knowing; aware
4. inscription- that which is written or engraved on stone, paper, or metal
5. manuscript- written or typed version of a book (as opposed to printed)
6. circumference- the distance around a circle
7. circulation- continuous movement around from one place to another
8. paraphrase- a rewording of the meaning
9. paramount- supreme; dominant; most important
10. paradox- a statement that seems to say two opposite things
11. indulgence- the act of being permissive; leniency
12. correspondence- communication by letter
13. reverence- a feeling of deep love and respect
14. proficiency- skillfulness; expertness
15. urgency- a need for action

Reading Vocabulary:

1. aberration- change from the normal
2. myopic- nearsighted; short sighted
3. obliquely- indirectly
4. perturbed- troubled; upset
5. precipitously-abruptly; steeply

Research Report Information

Research Report Rough Drafts are due THIS WEEK FRIDAY.  The Final Draft will be due next week.  Please make sure you are working away at these!!