Spelling List:
- convention-a meeting or assembly of people
- intervene- to come between
- advent- a coming or arrival
- convenient- easy to use; near at hand
- revenue- income
- perimeter-the distance around something
- periphery- the outside edge
- periscope- an instrument that enables those in a submarine to see above water
- hypothesis- a scientific assumption
- hypochondriac- a person who worries unnecessarily about his health
- hypocrisy- pretending to be what one is not
- disarmament- the removing of weapons and armies
- commencement- the beginning; graduation ceremonies
- environment-the surroundings
- ailment- an illness
Reading Vocabulary:
- caucus- a political party, to decide a candidate for office
- pretext- to lie; give an excuse to hide the reason of something
- languid- weak or slow; displaying no effort
- chrysalis- a cocoon; a stage between a butterfly and caterpillar
- supple- to bend and move gracefully, and easily
