8th. Grade Spelling List No. 22

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Spelling - Commonly misspelled words
1.    aisle

2.    arise

3.    Britain

4.    cappuccino

5.    career

6.    competitor

7.    concentrate

8.    continuously

9.    definition

10.  during

11.  heroes

12.  inoculate

13.  knowledge

14.  later

15.  noble

16.  operations

17.  prevalent

18.  similar

19.  stretch

20.  tomorrow

Vocabulary Sentences for each word located below definitions.

1.    balmy            adj. (corpulence, noun)

                                       deliciously mild, soft, soothing

2.    chafe              verb

                                       anger, vex, irritate

3.   crevice             noun

                                        crack, cranny, chink

4.    depreciate      verb (depreciatory, adj.)

                                       undervalue, disparage, belittle

5.   hoard             verb (hoarder, noun)

                                       accumulate, amass, treasure up

6.   infinity            noun (infinite, adj.)

                               boundlessness, endlessness, illimitableness

7.    knack            noun

                                      special ability, aptitude

8.   morose          adj.  (moroseness, noun)

                                      glum, gloomy, sullen

9.    recess           noun

                                      remote part or corner

10.  seethe          verb (seething, adj.)

                                      boil, bubble, foam

Vocabulary Sentences

1.    That year at Cades Cove, the balmy weather was perfect for camping.

       That year at Cades Cove, the deliciously mild, soft, soothing weather was perfect for camping.

2.    One sure way to chafe the American people is to raise taxes.

       One sure way to anger, vex, irritate the American people is to raise taxes.

3.    He could see only a small beam of light shining through a crevice in the stones way up near the roof.   

       He could see only a small beam of light shining through a crack, cranny, chink in the stones way up near the roof.   

4.    He seems to me to depreciate Shakespeare for the wrong reasons.

       He seems to me to undervalue, disparage, belittle Shakespeare for the wrong reasons. --T. S. Eliot

5.    Thrifty consumers often hoard coupons and box tops in an effort to increase their purchasing power.

        Thrifty consumers often accumulate, amass, treasure up coupons and box tops in an effort to increase their purchasing power.

6.    A knowledge of the infinity of God's power should have an effect on one's behavior.

       A knowledge of the boundlessness, endlessness, illimitableness of God's power should have an effect on one's behavior.

7.    Spenser, Milton, and Shakespeare--these men all had a knack for writing that few others can claim.

       Spenser, Milton, and Shakespeare--these men all had a special ability, aptitude for writing that few others can claim.

8.    His morose disposition left him with few friends and only one loyal companion, his sad-faced basset hound.

       His glum, gloomy, sullen disposition left him with few friends and only one loyal companion, his sad-faced basset hound.

9.    Within a mountain's hollow womb, there lies a large recess, concealed from human eyes.

       Within a mountain's hollow womb, there lies a large remote part or corner, concealed from human eyes.

10.  During a storm, waves break over the bow and seethe along the decks.

       During a storm, waves break over the bow and boil, bubble, foam along the decks.