8th. Grade Spelling List No. 21
Spelling Rules Keys to Good Spelling
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Spelling - ("Seed" Words and Other commonly Misspelled Words)
1. academically2. appreciation
3. brilliant
4. bury
5. consequently
6. criticism
7. disease
8. divine
9. guarantee
10. handled4
11. involve
12. laborer2
13. morally
14. omit
15. persuade
16. propaganda
17. pursuit
18. shepherd
19. stepped2
20. woman
Note: A superscript number (1,2 etc.) after a word indicates the spelling rule in the Spelling Rules page. An asterisk (*) indicates an exception to the rule.
Vocabulary Sentences for each word located below definitions.
1. cumbersome adj. (cumbersomeness, noun)
heavy, bulky, unwieldy
2. disheveled adj. (dishevelment, noun)
disordered, disarranged, unkempt
3. hysteria noun (hysterical, adj.)
unhealthy emotion or excitement
4. insolent adj. (insolence, noun)
disdainful, contemptuous, insulting
5. mirage noun
a type of optical illusion
6. noxious adj. (noxiousness, noun)
unwholesome, injurious, harmful
7. oblivious adj. (oblivion, noun)
forgetful, no longer aware
8. palatial adj.
magnificent, luxurious, befitting a palace
9. pallid adj. (pallidness, noun)
pale, wan, ashen
10. perceptible adj. (perceptibility, noun)
discernible, detachable, noticeable
Vocabulary Sentences
1. Once he hit the rough mountain trails, the hiker vowed never again to carry such a cumbersome knapsack.
Once he hit the rough mountain trails, the hiker vowed never again to carry such a heavy, bulky, unwieldy knapsack.
2, After tumbling down a flight of stairs, Mr. Slipdowne appeared uncharactistically disheveled.
After tumbling down a flight of stairs, Mr. Slipdowne appeared uncharactistically disordered, disarranged, unkempt.
3. In 1938, a radio broadcast of a fictional Martian invasion was so realistic that it caused great hysteria.
In 1938, a radio broadcast of a fictional Martian invasion was so realistic that it caused great unhealthy emotion or excitement.
4. She could not determine whether the silent contempt of the gentlemen, or the insolent smiles of the ladies, were more tolerable.
She could not determine whether the silent contempt of the gentlemen, or the disdainful, contemptuous, insulting smiles of the ladies, were more tolerable. --Austen
5. Although not an actual object, a mirage can be photographed because it consists of light rays which can be captured on film.
Although not an actual object, a type of optical illusion can be photographed because it consists of light rays which can be captured on film.
6. The noxious substance nicotine, found in tobacco leaves, is used in liquid form as an insecticide.
The unwholesome, injurious, harmful substance nicotine, found in tobacco leaves, is used in liquid form as an insecticide.
7. People who think that everything should be provided by their government soon become oblivious of the danger in such a system.
People who think that everything should be provided by their government soon become forgetful, no longer aware of the danger in such a system.
8. The palatial estate had thirty-eight rooms, all of which were royally furnished.
The magnificent, luxurious, befitting a place estate had thirty-eight rooms, all of which were royally furnished.
9. The drawn and pallid faces of the hostages revealed the poor care that they had received in captivity.
The drawn and pale, wan, ashen faces of the hostages revealed the poor care that they had received in captivity.
10. Mothers can hear scarcely perceptible sounds, such as the quiet removal of a cookie jar lid or the furtive opening of a refrigerator door.
Mothers can hear scarcely discernible, detectable, noticeable sounds, such as the quiet removal of a cookie jar lid or the furtive opening of a refrigerator door.