7th. Grade Spelling List No. 17

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Spelling - Commonly misspelled words.
1.   Britain

2.    description

3.    emphasize

4.    explanation

5.    familiar

6.    February

7.    genius

8.    immediately⁴

9.    laboratory

10.  laid

11.  mathematics

12.  prevalent

13.  recommend

14.  sandwich

15.  schedule

16.  surprise

17.  technique

18.  thorough

19.  unnecessary

20.  villain

Note:  A superscript number (^1,2 etc.) after a word indicates the spelling rule in the Spelling Rules page. An asterisk (*) indicates an exception.

Vocabulary Sentences for each word located below definitions.

1.    redundant    adj. (related form:  redundancy, noun)

                                     repetitious, wordy

2.     simultaneous  adj. (related form:  simultaneously, adv.)

                                     at the same time, concurrent

3.   solitary           adj.

                                     companionless, lonely

4.    stratagem     noun

                                    scheme, trick, ruse

5.    swarthy        adj.  (related form:  swarthiness, noun)

                                    dark-complexioned

 6.   terrestrial     adj.

                                    earthly

7.    verbal          adj.

                                    pertaining to words

Vocabulary Sentences

1.    The salesman's  speech was so redundant that we found ourselves growing impatient with him.

       The salesman's speech was so repetitious, wordy that we found ourselves growing impatient with him.

2.    The landlord arranged for simultaneous fire drills at each of his apartment buildings.

       The landlord arranged for at the same time, concurrent fire drills at each of his apartment buildings.

3.    The mountain man of the Old West lived a solitary life, not seeing another person for months at a time.

        The mountain man of the Old West lived a companionless, lonely life, not seeing another person for months at a time.

4.    We hurriedly worked out a stratagem to get them to return to the room.

       We hurriedly worked out a scheme, trick, ruse to get them to return to the room.

5.    Shakespeare's Othello is described as swarthy, jealous, and hasty in judgment.

       Shakespeare's Othello is described as dark-complexioned, jealous, and hasty in judgement.

6.    Our terrestrial home cannot be compared to our heavenly one.

       Our earthly home cannot be compared to our heavenly one.

7.    Dr. Samuel Johnson's verbal aptitude astounded many of his contemporaries.

       Dr. Samuel Johnson's pertaining to words aptitude astounded many of his contemporaries.