6th. Grade Spelling List No. 32              

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PREFIXES             The prefix post means "after."

1.        postdate                to assign a later date than the actual date v.

2.                  postscript            a note added below the signature in a letter or at the end of a book n.

3.                  postpone            to delay v.

4.                  postgraduate        having to do with studies done after graduation n.

5.                 postlude                the music played after the end of a concert or service n.

6.        posthumous        given or done after a person's death adj.

7.        preposterous        ridiculous adj.

SUFFIXES          The suffix -ant means "one who, that which." 

                           The suffix -ism means "state, quality, act of."

8.        attendant               one who waits on another; a servant n.

9         inhabitant            one who lives or dwells in a place n.

10.      consultant            counselor; advisor n.

11.        accountant        one who examines or manages financial records n.

12.        assistant              one who helps or aids n.

13.       occupant                one who occupies or lives in a place n.

14.       applicant                one who requests or applies n.

15.       egotism                excessive reference to oneself; self-conceit n.

16.        truism                    an obvious truth or statement n.

17.        criticism              an evaluation of good and bad points n. 

18.        heroism                courage in fulfilling a nobler purpose; valor n.

19.       Communism        an atheistic system in which the government controls the lives and property of the people; Marxism n.

HOMONYMS    Homonyms are words that have opposite meanings are pronounced alike but have different spellings and meanings.

20.        aloud                      not in a whisper adv.

 

21.        allowed                  permitted v.

22.        capital                    a city where the government of a state or nation is located n.

23.        capitol                    the building in which the legislature meets n.

24.       chord                        a musical sound n.

25.        cord                        a string n.

26.        hole                        a cavity n.

27.       whole                      all; entire adj.

28.        patience                calm endurance; steady effort n.

29.       patients                sick persons under a doctor's care n.

30.        principal            most important adj.; chief; head of a school n.

31.        principle            a fundamental belief n.

32.       it's                        the contraction for "it is" pro./v.

33.       its                         a possessive pronoun pro.   

34.        weight                how heavy a thing is n.

35.        wait                    to stay for v.