8th. Grade Spelling List No. 3
Spelling Rules Keys to Good Spelling
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Spelling - Words illustrating rule 2 on Spelling Rules
1. abhorrent2. allotted
3. annulled
4. beginning
5. benefited
6. compelling
7. conferring
8. counselor
9. equipped
10. getting
11. grabbed
12. marvelous
13. occurrence
14. patrolled
15. perilous
16. preferred
17. quarreled
18. reference
19. repelled
20. transmitted
Vocabulary Sentences for each word located below definitions.
1. admonish verb (admonishment, noun)
warn, counsel
2. aggravate verb (aggravation, noun)
worsen, intensify
3. informality noun (informal, adj.)
relaxedness, casualness
4. institute verb (institution, noun)
establish, initiate
5. lavish adj. (lavishness, noun)
prodigal, extravagant
6. morale noun
spirit, confidence, discipline
7. oblique adj. (obliqueness, noun)
devious, indirect, roundabout
8. self-effacing adj. (self-effacement, noun)
retiring, humble, modest
9. stimulus noun
goad, spur, incentive
10. subsequent adj. (subsequence, noun)
following, succeeding
Vocabulary Sentences
1. Count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
Count him not as an enemy, but warn, counsel him as a brother. --2 Thess. 3:15
2. Lying to cover a wrong will only aggravate your guilt.
Lying to cover a wrong will only worsen, intensify your guilt.
3. The man felt out of place in his coat and tie when he noticed the informality of the occasion.
The man felt out of place in his coat and tie when he noticed the relaxedness, casualness of the occasion.
4. They decided to institute an inquiry into the financial dealings of the organization.
They decided to establish, initiate an inquiry into the financial dealings of the organization.
5. The lavish use of our supplies of crude oil may one day necessitate the use of alternative fuels.
The prodigal, extravagant use of our supplies of crude oil may one day necessitate the use of alternative fuels.
6. It is a great advantage to troops in wartime if they can maintain their morale.
It is a great advantage to troops in wartime if they can maintain their spirit, confidence, discipline.
7. The senator's oblique answers to their questions left the citizens confused.
The senator's devious, indirect, roundabout answers to their questions left the citizens confused.
8. The self-effacing service of the pastor's wife does not go unnoticed by the Lord.
The retiring, humble, modest service of the pastor's wife does not go unnoticed by the Lord.
9. An increase of the money supply is usually a stimulus to business.
An increase of the money supply is usually a goad, spur, incentive to business.
10. The explanation of this experiment will appear on a subsequent page.
The explanation of this experiment will appear on a following, succeeding page.