Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Vocabulary Words and Example of Usage
1. forlornly – If you do something forlornly, you do it in a way that shows you
feel sad and lonely.
2. fidget – People might fidget, or move around restlessly, when they are bored
or nervous.
3. pathetic – A person or thing that is pathetic is sad or helpless. You usually
feel sorry for pathetic people or things.
4. resolved – When you have resolved to do something, you have made up your
mind to do it.
5. scrounging– If an animal is scrounging, it is looking around trying to find
food.
6. noble – If you describe someone as being noble, you think that person is
honest and unselfish.
7. stingy– Someone who is stingy doesn’t like to spend money or share what
they have.
8. suspicion – If you think someone is guilty of doing something wrong, you
have a suspicion about him or her.
feel sad and lonely.
2. fidget – People might fidget, or move around restlessly, when they are bored
or nervous.
3. pathetic – A person or thing that is pathetic is sad or helpless. You usually
feel sorry for pathetic people or things.
4. resolved – When you have resolved to do something, you have made up your
mind to do it.
5. scrounging– If an animal is scrounging, it is looking around trying to find
food.
6. noble – If you describe someone as being noble, you think that person is
honest and unselfish.
7. stingy– Someone who is stingy doesn’t like to spend money or share what
they have.
8. suspicion – If you think someone is guilty of doing something wrong, you
have a suspicion about him or her.
Spelling Words:
decoration, abbreviation, admiration, association, aviation, civilization, declaration, addition, composition, preposition, abdominal, proposal, rendition, disposal, emotional, environmental, denial, facial, judicial, testimonial
Challenge Words: superficial, repetition, conversation, approximation, international
Challenge Words: superficial, repetition, conversation, approximation, international
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Vocabulary Words and Example of Usage
1. burst – When a person feels ready to burst if he or she doesn’t say something,
it means that the person is very excited and cannot wait to say that thing.
2. opportunities – Opportunities are chances to do something you want to do.
3. huddle – When people huddle together, they gather close to each other in a
tight group.
4. comforted – If a person comforted a friend, he or she helped that friend feel
better about something.
5. recognizes– If someone recognizes you, it means that they know who you are
when they see you.
6. journey – A journey is a trip from one place to another that usually takes a
long time.
it means that the person is very excited and cannot wait to say that thing.
2. opportunities – Opportunities are chances to do something you want to do.
3. huddle – When people huddle together, they gather close to each other in a
tight group.
4. comforted – If a person comforted a friend, he or she helped that friend feel
better about something.
5. recognizes– If someone recognizes you, it means that they know who you are
when they see you.
6. journey – A journey is a trip from one place to another that usually takes a
long time.
Spelling Words:
incomplete, indirect, indent, instead, include, inexact, infamous, outbid, outbreak, outcast, outdated, outdoor, downfall, downhill, downpour, downstairs, update, upfront, uphill, upwind
Challenge Words: inexpensive, involuntary, outpatient, upstage, downplay
Challenge Words: inexpensive, involuntary, outpatient, upstage, downplay
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Vocabulary Words and Example of Usage
1. consisted – If something consisted of several things, it was made up of those
things.
2. prideful – A person is prideful if he or she feels very satisfied because of
something he or she has done.
3. intends – When someone intends to do something, he or she plans to do it.
4. snatched – If you snatched something, you grabbed it or pulled it away
quickly.
5. recalls– When a person recalls something, he or she remembers it.
6. select – A select group is one that is special and among the best of it kind.
things.
2. prideful – A person is prideful if he or she feels very satisfied because of
something he or she has done.
3. intends – When someone intends to do something, he or she plans to do it.
4. snatched – If you snatched something, you grabbed it or pulled it away
quickly.
5. recalls– When a person recalls something, he or she remembers it.
6. select – A select group is one that is special and among the best of it kind.
Spelling Words:
assistant, consultant, coolant, defendant, radiant, disinfectant, ignorant, absorbent, confident, different, engineer, activist, cyclist, motorist, pianist, typist, comedian, electrician, librarian, musician
Challenge Words: puppeteer, occupant, technician, relevant, pertinent
Challenge Words: puppeteer, occupant, technician, relevant, pertinent
Friday, February 18, 2011
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