Spelling List #26

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. convenient-easy to use; near at hand
2. periphery- the outside edge
3. hypothesis- a scientific assumption
4. hypocrisy-pretending to be what one is not
5. intervene-to come between
6. hypochondriac-a person who worries unnecessarily about his health
7. revenue-income
8. antecedent-happening before/ the word to which a pronoun refers
9. alternative-a choice between two possibilities
10. persistent-refusing to give up
11. antiseptic-a substance which prevents infection
12. unavoidable-not able to be prevented
13. antibodies-substances produced by the body to prevent disease
14. eulogy-speech or writing in praise of a person or thing
15. omnipotent-all-powerful

Museum of Tolerance

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Few people may know the actual story of this traditional holiday!  Patrick was born in Scotland around 380 AD.  He was captured and sold into slavery in Ireland, where he became a Christian.  After escaping captivity, he returned home, only to return BACK to Ireland to preach the message of the Gospel!  Woah!!  He died around 460 AD after serving his captors, the Calts and Druids, for many, many years.  Actually, Patrick used the 3-leaf shamrock to illustrate the Trinity!  Neat huh?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

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