Spelling and Vocabulary List-
***Please copy your list words three or more times,and your definitions twice for ALL Monday homework assignments***
Spelling List:
- infection- a disease that spreads
- inducted- placed formally into a group
- cataract- a large waterfall
- catastrophe- a disaster
- cataclysm- a violent flood, earthquake, or other sudden change in the earth
- accidental- happening by chance
- optical- pertaining to the eyes
- agricultural- pertaining to farming
- political- pertaining to government
- their- a possessive pronoun
- there- in that place
- they're- the contraction for 'they are'
- vein- a blood vessel
- vain- proud
- vane- a flat piece of metal or cloth that shows the wind's direction
Reading Vocabulary:
- lilting- a cheerful or lively manner of speaking
- abominable- in a hateful way
- ostentatious- showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
- yeomanry- a former class of English land-owning farmers
- nuisance- a person or thing that annoys
