Spelling Words

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Spelling Words

• thanused to compare two unequal things
• She is taller than you. I would rather be tall
  than be short.
• then next in order of time and/or place
• The students start with the DOL, then they begin
  their classwork.
• its possessive form of it
• The book has lost its cover.
• its contraction of it is or it has
• Its going to be a long year!
• tried past tense of try (change the y to an i
  when adding ed)
• You might have tried your best, but your best
  wasnt good enough.

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Spelling and Vocabulary Test(1) harder being
short and fat, (2) tall and skinny. For instance,
clothes dont fit even when you lose weight. I
(3) a shirt on, (4) bought a bigger size. After a
few weeks of exercise, it was still too tight and
(5) buttons popped off!

• 6. Recede
• 7. Sacrifice
• 8. Stereotype
• 9. Tariff
• 10.Unanimous

• Labyrinth
• Maneuver
• Nocturnal
• Plateau
• Quandary

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DOLSeptember 15, 2008

• Fill out your agenda.
• Act as if today was the General Essay Format
  test. In your agenda or on a separate piece of
  paper, fill out the General Essay Format
  outline. Remember, the test will be sometime this
  week!

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Labyrinth

• Definition maze complex structure of connected
  passageways intricate
• Example Applying to college can be a labyrinth
  of rules and regulations.

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Maneuver

• Definition planned movement that requires skill
  plan skillfully
• Example The driver maneuvered through the
  accident.

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Nocturnal

• Definition of, relating to, or occurring at
  night
• Example Humans are not meant to be nocturnal
  animals, however many have adapted due to their
  work or play schedule.

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Plateau

• Definition stable level level off level of no
  growth or decline
• Example My weight has hit a plateau.

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Quandary

• Definition dilemma condition of uncertainty or
  doubt
• Example I am in a quandary of what phone to buy.

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Recede

• Definition to move back or away from a limit,
  degree, point, or mark slope backward to
  diminish
• Example As males tend to age, their hairline
  starts to recede.

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Sacrifice

• Definition act of giving up something highly
  valued offering something for forgiveness
• Example The mother sacrificed her life to save
  her childs life.

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Stereotype

• Definition oversimplified idea or image held by
  common members of a group fixed form
• Example Stereotypes put individuals into
  categories that do not necessarily portray those
  individuals.

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Tariff

• Definition a tax or duty imposed by a government
  on a category of imported or exported goods
• Example Governments generally impose tariffs to
  raise revenue and to protect from foreign
  competition.

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Unanimous

• Definition fully in agreement sharing the same
  opinion
• Example It was a unanimous decision that he
  should not be elected into the Baseball Hall of
  Fame.

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Vocabulary 2 Story Starter

• Growing Old
• As people tend to get older, their hair begins
  to recede. This wouldnt be such a problem,
  except the government put such a high tariff on
  hair growth formulas that they are not affordable
  for the old and hairless.