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At the Beach Spelling Words

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Photosynthesis

• Definition The making of food for plants.
• Sentence Plants make photosynthesis in their
  leaves.
• Prefixes Photo-, syn-,
• Suffixes -sis.

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Chorus

• Definition A large group of organized singers.
• Sentence Many schools have a chorus.
• Synonym choir
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Approach

• Definition To go towards.
• Sentence We are about to approach the mall.
• Synonym Come towards
• Antonym Flee

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Achieve

• Definition To succeed
• Sentence You can achieve your goals if you work
  hard.
• Synonym Succeed
• Antonym Fail

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Sherbet

• Definition A frozen dessert made with fruit
  juice.
• Sentence I would like a nice bowl of sherbet.
• Synonym sorbet
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Bronchitis

• Definition Inflammation of the lung.
• Sentence People with bronchitis tend to cough a
  lot.
• Syllables Bron-chi-tis
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Whether

• Definition Expressing a doubt or choice between
  alternatives.
• Sentence He was undecided whether to go or stay.
• Synonyms if
• Syllables whe-ther

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Artichoke

• Definition A European plant.
• Sentence I had a dip with artichoke in it.
• Syllables Ar-ti-choke
• First known use 1530

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Chestnuts

• Definition A glossy brown nut that may be
  roasted and eaten.
• Sentence There were chestnuts roasting on an
  open fire.
• Syllables Chest-nuts
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Stomach

• Definition The internal organ in which the first
  part of digestion occurs.
• Sentence Eating that pizza made my stomach hurt.
• Synonym tummy
• Syllable sto-mach

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Mathematics

• Definition the study of numbers, quantities,
  properties, and measurement.
• Sentence We study mathematics at school.
• Syllables mathe-ma-tics
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Prophecy

• Definition A prediction of what will happen in
  the future.
• Sentence The prophecy states the world will end
  12/21/2012.
• Synonym prediction
• Syllable pro-phe-cy

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Mythology

• Definition A collection of myths.
• Sentence Greek Gods are part of mythology.
• Syllable my-tho-lo-gy
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Disenchanted

• Definition Free (someone) from illusion.
• Sentence The curse was disenchanted.
• Antonym enchanted
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Breakthrough

• Definition An important discovery.
• Sentence The scientist had an amazing
  breakthrough in the lab.
• Type of word compound word (break through)
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Atmosphere

• Definition The cloud of gases surrounding the
  Earth.
• Sentence The atmosphere traps some of the Suns
  energy.
• Synonym sky
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Whistling

• Definition The act or sound of one that
  whistles.
• Sentence The girl was whistling on her way to
  school.
• Suffixes -ing.
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Orphan

• Definition A child whose parents are dead.
• Sentence In a movie, a girl named Annie was an
  orphan.
• Syllable Or-phan
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Accomplish

• Definition Achieve or complete successfully.
• Sentence She will accomplish her mission.
• Synonym success!
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Research

• Definition The finding of information about a
  certain subject.
• Sentence He did research on the water cycle.
• Synonym study
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