6th. Grade Spelling List No. 32
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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.