8th. Grade Spelling List No. 6
Spelling Rules Keys to Good Spelling
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Spelling - Words illustrating rule 1 on Spelling Rules
1. aggrieved2. brigadier
3. cashier
4. chandelier
5. deign
6. either*
7. grief
8. handkerchief
9. height*
10. heinous
11. hygiene
12. inveigh
13. lien
14. obeisance
15. pierce
16. reprieve
17. seizure*
18. shriek
19. surveillance
20. transient
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates an exception to the rule.
Vocabulary Sentences for each word located below definitions.
1. adjacent adj. (adjacency, noun)
adjoining
2. appall verb (appalling, adj.)
dismay, frighten, horrify
3. brake noun
thicket
4. despotic adj. (despot, noun, and despotism, noun)
absolute, arbitrary, tyrannical
5. empower verb (empowerment, noun)
authorize, enable, permit
6. incoherent adj. (incoherence, noun)
illogical, rambling, disjointed
7. incredulous adj. (incredulity, noun)
doubtful, skeptical, unbelieving
8. luminous adj. (luminosity, noun)
bright, glowing
9. shimmer verb
shine with a faint, flickering light
10. teem verb (teeming, adj.)
abound, swarm
Vocabulary Sentences
1. The adjacent buildings were not damaged in the fire.
The adjoining buildings were not damaged in the fire.
2. When Macbeth saw the ghost of Banquo, he said that the sight was startling enough to appall the devil himself.
When Macbeth saw the ghost of Banquo, he said that the sight was startling enough to dismay, frighten, horrify the devil himself.
3. The hunting party lost sight of the deer when the animal darted into a brake.
The hunting party lost sight of the deer when the animal darted into a thicket.
4. Many Christians were put to death by the despotic emperor Nero.
Many Christians were put to death by the absolute, arbitrary, tyrannical emperor Nero.
5. He sought a power of attorney, which would empower him to act on his father's behalf.
He sought a power of attorney, which would authorize, enable, permit him to act on his father's behalf.
6. His speech was so incoherent that we could not understand what he was saying.
His speech was so illogical, rambling, disjointed that we could not understand what he was saying.
7. After Christ had risen from the dead, Thomas remained incredulous until he could see Christ for himself and touch Him.
After Christ had risen from the dead, Thomas remained doubtful, skeptical, unbelieving until he could see Christ for himself and touch.
8. As the night thickened, the huge fires became more and more luminous.
As the night thickened, the huge fires became more and more bright, glowing.
9. I like to watch the home lights shimmer across the still lake at night.
I like to watch the home lights shine with a faint, flickering light across the still lake at night.
10. Many streams in the Appalachian Mountains teem with trout.
Many streams in the Appalachian Mountains abound, swarm with trout.