Spelling Dictionary lesson 25,26,27,28,29

Spelling Dictionary

lessons 25,26,27,28,29

A

 

 

Archeology: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures.

 

Aisle: A part of a church divided laterally from the nave by a row of pillars or columns.

 

Align: To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel.

 

Ability:  The quality of being able to do something, especially the physical, mental, financial, or legal power to accomplish something.

 

Able: Having sufficient power or resources to accomplish something.

 

Allergies: An abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances, such as pollens, foods, or microorganisms. Common indications of allergy may include sneezing, itching, and skin rashes.

 

Aquatic: Consisting of, relating to, or being in water.

 

                                                    B

 

Biology: The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution. It includes botany and zoology and all their subdivisions.

 

Bifocals: a pair of spectacles with bifocal lenses.

 

Bacteria: any of numerous groups of microscopic one-celled organisms constituting the phylum Schizomycota, of the kingdom Monera.

 

Batteries: Two or more connected cells that produce a direct current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy.

 

                                                   C

 

 

Cosmopolitan: Pertinent or common to the whole world.

 

Century: A period of 100 years.

 

Conversation: The spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and feelings; talk.

 

Celebration:To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing.

 

Crumbs: A very small piece broken from a baked item, such as a cookie, cake, or bread.

 

Commerce: The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale, as between cities or nations.

 

Commercial: Of or relating to commerce.

 

Canoes: A light, open, slender boat that has pointed ends and is propelled by paddles.

 

Chiefs: One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.

 

Crises: A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.

 

                                                   





 D

 

 

 

 

 Dentures: a set of artificial teeth.

 

Democracy: Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.

 

Diagram: A plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to demonstrate or explain how something works or to clarify the relationship between the parts of a whole.

 

Definition: A statement conveying fundamental character.

 

Decompose: To separate into components or basic elements.

 

Decomposition: The act or result of decomposing; desintagration.

 

F

 

Familiar: A close friend or associate.

 

Family: A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children.

 

Fasten: To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing.

 

 

G

 

 

 Geography: The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.

 

 Glistened: To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster.

                                                   

 

                                      H

 

Heroes: In mythology and legend, a man, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his bold exploits, and favored by the gods.

 

                                       I    

 

 Improvement: The act or process of improving.

 

 Indestructible: Impossible to destroy.

 

 

                                                   M

 

 Manuscript: A book, document, or other composition written by  hand.

 

 Memorial:  Something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event.

 

 Memorable: Worth being remembered or noted; remarkable.

 

 

 Monotone: A succession of sounds or words uttered in a single tone of voice.

 

 Misinformation: To provide with incorrect information.

 

 Microscope:  An optical instrument that uses a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images of small objects, especially of objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye.

 

  Mischievous:  Causing mischief.

 

  Muscle: A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.

 

  Muscular: A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.

 

  Meter: The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line.

 

  Metric:  A standard of measurement.

 

  Mosquitoes: Any of various two-winged insects of the family Culicidae, in which the female of most species.

                                             

                                              

                                                    O

 

  Octopus: Any of numerous carnivorous marine mollusks of the genus Octopus or related genera, found worldwide.

 

   Often: Many times; frequently.

 

   Offense: The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.

 

    Offensive: Disagreeable to the senses.

 

    Oxen: Plural of ox.

 

 

                                                    P 

 

 

   Pedal: A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism.

 

    Postponement:  To delay until a future time; put off. 

 

    Prescription:  The act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions.  

 

    Process: A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result.

 

    Plumber: One that installs and repairs pipes and plumbing.

 

    Precise: Clearly expressed or delineated; definite.

 

    Presicion: The act of establishing official rules, laws,.

 

    Potatoes: A South American plant.

 

    Pianos: A musical instrument with a manual keyboard actuating hammers that strike wire strings, producing sounds that may be softened or sustained by means of pedals.

 

                                                      Q

Quizzes: an informal test or examination of a student or class.

                                                      R

 
Rejection: refusal, spurning, dismissal, elimination.

Rhythm: movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.

Reign: the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.

Relate: to tell; give an account of (an event, circunstance, etc.).

Relative: a person who is connected with another or others by blood.

                                                   S

Shepherd: a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.

Soften: to make or become soft or softer.

Sword: a cause of death or destruction.

Similar: having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way.

Similarity: the state of being similar likeness, resemblance.

Scarves: A long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders.

Spacecraft: A vehicle intended to be launched into space. Also called spaceship.


                                                      T


Tricycle: A vehicle, used especially by small children, that has three wheels, one at the front and two at the back, and is usually propelled by pedals.

Telescope: An arrangement of lenses or mirrors or both that gathers visible light, permitting direct observation or photographic recording of distant objects.

Thermometer: An instrument for measuring temperature.

Telephone: To speak with (a person) by telephone.

Transport: To carry from one place to another; convey.

Thistle: Any of numerous weedy plants, chiefly of the general.
 
                                                    U  Uncertainly: not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.  Uncomfortable: Experiencing physical discomfort.
Unbeatable: The condition of being uncertain; doubt.

Unexpectedly: Coming without warning; unforeseen.

Unmistakable: Impossible to mistake or misinterpret; obvious.

                                                  W  


Wrestle: To contend by grappling and attempting to throw or immobilize one's opponent, especially under contest rules.

Wrinkled:  A small furrow, ridge, or crease on a normally smooth surface, caused by crumpling, folding, or shrinking.

               
                                                     Y


Yolk: the yellow spheroidal mass of stored food that forms the inner portion of the egg of a bird or reptile and is surrounded by the white.

Yourselfs: Those ones identical with you.