8th. Grade Spelling List No. 22
Spelling Rules Keys to Good Spelling
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Spelling - Commonly misspelled words
1. aisle2. 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.