Spelling List #24

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. alias- an assumed name
2. alternative- a choice between two possibilities
3. alibi- an excuse
4. alien-- foreign; entirely different
5. alternate- to take turns
6. antecedent- happening before; the word to which a pronoun refers
7. ante-meridian- pertaining to or taking place in the morning
8. surplus- quantity or amount over
9. systematize-to organize according to plan
10. emphasize- to call attention to
11. civilize- to bring out of a savage condition
12. dependent- relying on another for support
13. persistent- refusing to give up
14. evident- easy to see
15. absorbent- capable of taking in

Reading Vocabulary-

1. auspicious- promising success
2. consternation- alarming dismay or concern
3. eulogy- a formal speech in praise for someone who has passed on
4. derelict- a person unable to care for themselves
5. pernicious- harmful

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Spelling List #23

Spelling List:

1. convention-a meeting or assembly of people
2. intervene- to come between
3. advent- a coming or arrival
4. convenient- easy to use; near at hand
5. revenue- income
6. perimeter-the distance around something
7. periphery- the outside edge
8. periscope- an instrument that enables those in a submarine to see above water
9. hypothesis- a scientific assumption
10. hypochondriac- a person who worries unnecessarily about his health
11. hypocrisy- pretending to be what one is not
12. disarmament- the removing of weapons and armies
13. commencement- the beginning; graduation ceremonies
14. environment-the surroundings
15. ailment- an illness

Reading Vocabulary:

1. caucus- a political party, to decide a candidate for office
2. pretext- to lie; give an excuse to hide the reason of something
3. languid- weak or slow; displaying no effort
4. chrysalis- a cocoon; a stage between a butterfly and caterpillar
5. supple- to bend and move gracefully, and easily

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Spelling List #21

Spelling and Vocabulary List-

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

1. revived- brought back to life
2. vitality- vigor/ energy
3. vivacious- lively/ animatedly
4. encourage- to build up someone's confidence
5. enact- to make into law
6. endorse- to make legal by your signature
7. preamble- a begging statement or paragraph
8. prescribe- to order or direct as a remedy or treatment
9. precedent- an action that may serve as an example or reason for later action
10. premature- happening too soon/ before the proper time
11. presume- to take for granted before proven
12. deliberately- done on purpose
13. significantly- considerably/ extensively
14. efficiently- quickly and accurately
15. exclusively- only/ not including any others

Reading Vocabulary:

1. apprehension- dread
2. insufferable-unbearable
3. pandemonium-wild confusion/ uproar
4. foreboding-a feeling that something, especially bad or harmful, is about to happen
5. ostentatiously- in a showy way

List #20

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. vacate- to leave
2. evacuate- to remove from a dangerous area
3. vacant- empty
4. diversion- a turning aside from a course or activity; a pastime
5. introvert- to turn inward; a person who concentrates mostly on his own thoughts and feelings
6. extrovert- to turn outward; a person who is outgoing and interested in others
7. versatile- able to turn from one thing to another easily; having several skills
8. adversary- an opponent or enemy
9. exceed- to be more; to be greater than
10. extension- an extra part or addition
11. excessive- too much; more than enough
12. expanded- made larger
13. external- having to do with the outside
14. exempt- free from obligation or duty
15. exterminate- to completely destroy
16. defenseless- without protection
17. fruitless- without profit; unsuccessful; having no results
18. needless-unnecessary
19. powerless- without power; helpless
20. peerless- without an equal; matchless