Spelling and Vocabulary List-
***Please copy your list words three or more times,and your definitions twice for ALL Monday homework assignments***
Spelling List:
- postscript- a note added below the signature in a letter or at the end of a book
- postpone- to delay
- postlude- the music played after the end of a concert or series
- posthumous- given or done after a person's death
- inhabitant- one who lives or dwells in a place
- consultant-counselor; advisor
- penchant-a fondness, liking or preference
- egotism- excessive reference to oneself; self conceit
- criticism- evaluation of good and bad points
- strait- a canal or passage between two bodies of water
- straight- containing no angles or turns
- principal- most important person; chief; head of a school
- principle- fundamental belief
- it's- contraction form for 'it is'
- its- possessive pronoun
Reading Vocabulary:
- deplorable- deserving contempt; very bad
- incantation- casting of magical spells
- decidedly- extremely; cunningly
- vengeance- punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
- delirium- a state of mental confusion
