7th. Grade Spelling List No. 18

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Spelling - Commonly misspelled words.
1.   accidentally

2.    advise

3.    bureau

4.    captain

5.    cemetery

6.    definite

7.    especially

8.    finally

9.    government

10.  interfere

11.  library

12.  meant

13.  parallel

14.  privilege

15.  quiet

16.  really

17.  sincerely4

18.  usually

19.  weather

20.  woman

Note:  A superscript number (1,2 etc.) after a word indicates the spelling rule in the Spelling Rules page.

Vocabulary Sentences for each word located below definitions.

1.    august            adj.

                                        impressive, awe-inspiring, magnificent

2.    benefactor      noun

                                        giver of aid, patron

3.   boisterous       adj. (related form:  boisterousness, noun)

                                        rough, violent, turbulent

4.    cavalcade       noun

                                        procession, parade

5.    chaos             noun (related form:  chaotic, adj.)

                                        utter confusion, disorder

 6.   cosmopolitan  adj.

                                         worldly-wise, at home in any country

7.    emigrant          noun

                                        person who has left his own country to settle in another

Vocabulary Sentences

1.    When the queen of Sheba visited the august court of King Solomon, she expressed amazement at all she saw.

       When the queen of Sheba visited the impressive, awe-inspiring, magnificent court of King Solomon, she expressed amazement at all she saw.

2.    In Dickens's Great Expectations, the boy Pip does not know who his benefactor is.

       In Dickens's Great Expectations, the boy Pip does not know who his giver of aid, patron is.

3.    Boisterous conduct is not permitted in the hallway.

       Rough, violent, turbulent conduct is not permitted in the hallway.

4.    The king's coach was followed by a cavalcade of mounted soldiers.

       The king's coach was followed by a procession, parade of mounted soldiers.

5.    The tornado left a trail of chaos everywhere it touched down.

       The tornado left a trail of utter confusion, disorder everywhere it touched down.

6.    Assuming a cosmopolitan air, Mr. Dyson casually ordered dinner in French.

       Assuming a worldly-wise, at home in any country air, Mr. Dyson casually ordered dinner in French.

7.    Alexander Graham Bell, a famous emigrant from Scotland, because a teacher of the deaf and later invented the telephone.

       Alexander Graham Bell, a famous person who has left his own country to settle in another from Scotland, because a teacher of the deaf and later invented the telephone.