Spelling & Vocab.
Week 1 - August 17th-21st (mob, mot, mov = move)
1. automobile - a self - propelled passenger vehicle that moves
2. demote - to move down in grade, rank, or status
3. locomotion - the ability to move from place to place
4. mobile - capable of moving or being moved
5. mobility - the quality or state of being able to move about freely
6. mobilize - to coordinate; to move people or things around for a purpose
7. motion - the act or process of changing place or position; the ability or power to move
8. motivate - to do something that makes a person move into action
9. promote - to raise or move to a higher grade, rank, or job; to advocate
10. removal - the act of moving something away
Week 2 - August 24th - 28th(grad, gress = step)
1. aggressive - hostile; pushy; stepping into someone's space with forceful energy
2. centigrade - Celsius; temperature rating on the thermometer made up of 100 degree intervals or steps between the freezing and boiling points of water
3. degrade - to reduce someone's worth or value; to make someone step down to a lower position or rank; to move down a step in social status
4. digress - to stray away from the main topic; to step away from the topic and lose clarity; to wander in thoughts or ideas
5. gradual - a slow change; a step-by-step change
6. graduate - to move up a step in education (usually out of a school)
7. progress - to move a step in a positive direction; to improve; to move a step closer to a goal
8. progression - a step-by-step sequence within a continuous series
9. regress - to go back; to move backward; to move a step back
10. upgrade - to move up a step or level; to improve in quality
Week 3 - August 31st-Sept 4th
**This is a review of week 1 and week 2 words and definitions**
Week 4 - Sept. 7th - 11th (pos=to place, put)
1. apposition - a word or phrase placed next to another word in order to define or identify it
2. compose - to put ideas into writing; to write a musical piece; to create or produce
3. depose - to remove from office or power; to take out of place; to put down
4. deposit - to put money into an account
5. expose - to put something out for other to see
6. imposition - something that is a burden to someone else; to put your needs above someone else's to the point that it's a burden for others
7. juxtapose - to place side-by-side for the purpose of comparing and contrasting
8. post - to put something up on a board for everyone to see; to display
9. proposal - a plan or offer that is usually put down in writing
10. transpose - to put into a different order or place; to reverse or transfer the order
Week 5 Sept. 14th- 18th ( sed, sid, sess = to sit, settle)
1. assessor - an official who evaluates and settles on a value of a property for tax purposes
2. president - an executive officer who sits in charge of a firm or organization
3. reside - to settle into a place to live; to exist
4. residence - a home; a place where a person settles to live
5. sedan - a closed automobile that has enough room for four people to sit comfortably
6. sedate - to help someone calm down; to help someone settle down
7. sedative - medicine used to help a person settle into a state of calmness
8. sedentary - fixed to one spot; marked by a great deal of sitting and very little exercise or travel
9. sediment - the solid material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
10. session - a meeting, class, or assembly where a group sits together
Week 6 - September 21st-25th
****This is a review of week 4 and 5 words and definitions****
Week 7 - September 28th - October 2nd (log = word, idea, reason, speech)
1. analogy - words that draw comparisons and similarities
2. apology - words expressing regret; words asking to be excused for an action
3. dialog - a conversation between two or more people; words shared between people
4. epilogue - a short section added to the end of a book; a short poem or speech directly to the audience at the end of a play
5. eulogy - kind words spoken about a person who has passed away; high praise
6. logbook - an official record; a book in which information is written in a timely manner
7. logical - a statement, thought, or action that is reasonable; words that make sense
8. logo - a word, name symbol, or trademark designed for easy recognition
9. monologue - a long speech made by one person; a continuous series of jokes delivered by a comedian
10. prologue - introduction; preface; an introductory chapter at the beginning of a book or play
Week 8 October 5th - 9th (ono,nym,onym= word, name)
1. acronym - an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words or parts of a series of words
2. anonymous - not named or identified; done by someone unknown
3. antonym - a word that means the opposite of another word
4. eponym - a person for whom something, such as a city, building, or street, has been named
5. heteronym - one of two or more words that are spelled alike but have different meanings and pronunciations , such as bass voice and bass, a fish
6. homonym - one of two or more words that are pronounced alike but have different spellings and meanings such as isle and aisle
7. onomatopoeia - the formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer
8. oronym - a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words, such as gray day and grade A
9. pseudonym - false name; a fictitious name
10. synonym - one of two or more words that have the same meaning
Week 9 October 12th - 16th
****Review of week 7 & 8 words and definitions***
Week 10 October 19th - 23rd
(tain, ten, tent = hold)
1. abstain - to hold back from an activity by choice; to hold back from voting
2. contain - to hold ; to have within
3. detain - to hold back ; to delay; to keep from proceeding
4. detention - a period of time in which someone is held back; a form of punishment by holding someone after school hours
5. extend - to hold out; to unbend;to stretch or spread out; to offer
6. patent - legal ownership of an invention held by the creator; exclusive right or ownership
7. retainer - something that holds something else in; a device that holds something in
8. tenant - a holder of land rights; a person who holds the right to live in a residence; an occupant
9. tendon - a band of tough fibrous tissue that holds a muscle to a bone
10. tentative - holding back on the final decision; uncertain; hesitant; not fully agreed upon
Week 11 October 26th - 30th
(fer= to carry, bear, bring together)
1. chauffeur - a person hired to drive or bring someone to another location; a driver
2. circumference - the distance around a circle; to carry the distance around a circle
3. conference - a meeting that brings people together to exchange views or information
4. differ - to carry a different opinion; to carry an opposing view
5. fertile - capable of bearing or producing crops or vegetation; highly productive
6. infer - to bring together information to reach a conclusion; guess
7. offer - to bring forth ideas; to propose or present
8. prefer - to choose one thing that carries priority over another; to value more highly
9. referral - a recommendation; a letter or notice that carries good words about a person
10. transfer - to bring something from one place to another
Week 12 - November 2nd-6th
***This is a review of lessons 10 and 11 definitions and vocabulary****
Week 13 November 16th - 20th
(cap = take, seize)
1. capable - having the ability; able to do something; able to seize an opportunity
2. capacity - the ability to hold, take in, or absorb
3. capitalize - to take advantage of something; to make the most of something
4. capsize - to overturn; to take and flip over
5. caption - a title or short description of a picture
6. capture - to take possession or control of something; to take someone against his or her will; to preserve in a permanent form
7. decapitate - to take the head off something
8. encapsulate - to take in; to surround; to encase or protect
9. escape - to take a path away; to leave; to get free
10. recapitulate - to take the main ideas and repeat in a summarized form
Week 14 November 30th - December 4th
(pel, puls = drive, driven, force)
1. compel - to force someone to do something; to drive someone into action
2. dispel - to drive away; to force out of one's mind; to go away
3. expel - to force or drive out; to force to leave
4. impel - to drive forward; to urge to action; to motivate
5. impulse - a sudden urge that drives someone into action
6. propel - to force to move forward; to drive onward
7. pulsate - to vibrate; beat; forced to produce short bursts
8. repel - to drive back; to ward off or keep away
9. repellent - a substance used to drive away insects or animals
10. repulsive - disgusting; tending to drive off; offensive
Week 15 December 7th - 11th
****This is a review test on lessons 13 and 14 definitions and vocabulary****
Week 16 January 4th - January 8th
(pend = hang, weigh, pay)
1. appendix – a collection of supplementary material that usually hangs at the end of a book; extra materials added to the end of a book
2. dependent – relying on someone else for aid or support; weighing down on someone else
3. expenditure – an expense; the amount needed to be paid out
4. impending – about to occur; to threaten to happen; to weigh down upon someone
5. independent – not relying on someone else for aid or support; not weighing down on someone else
6. pendant – an object that hangs, usually from a necklace
7. pending – hanging on; something not yet decided; awaiting a conclusion
8. pendulum – something that hangs and swings back and forth
9. perpendicular – intersecting at or forming right angles
10. suspended – hanging; delayed
1. appendix – a collection of supplementary material that usually hangs at the end of a book; extra materials added to the end of a book
2. dependent – relying on someone else for aid or support; weighing down on someone else
3. expenditure – an expense; the amount needed to be paid out
4. impending – about to occur; to threaten to happen; to weigh down upon someone
5. independent – not relying on someone else for aid or support; not weighing down on someone else
6. pendant – an object that hangs, usually from a necklace
7. pending – hanging on; something not yet decided; awaiting a conclusion
8. pendulum – something that hangs and swings back and forth
9. perpendicular – intersecting at or forming right angles
10. suspended – hanging; delayed
(stat = stay, position, to know)
1. ecstatic – extreme joy; to know the feeling of pure delight
2. estate – a considerably large piece of property; high social position or rank; the whole of one’s possessions
3. static – fixed; to stay with no motion; not active
4. station – the place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post
5. stationary – not moving; not capable of being moved; fixed in position
6. stature – one’s height in an upright position; an achieved position or level
7. status – position in society relative to others
8. status quo – staying the same; unchanging
9. statute – a law; a rule created by someone of a high position
10. thermostat – a device that responds to temperature changes in order to maintain its set position
1. ecstatic – extreme joy; to know the feeling of pure delight
2. estate – a considerably large piece of property; high social position or rank; the whole of one’s possessions
3. static – fixed; to stay with no motion; not active
4. station – the place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post
5. stationary – not moving; not capable of being moved; fixed in position
6. stature – one’s height in an upright position; an achieved position or level
7. status – position in society relative to others
8. status quo – staying the same; unchanging
9. statute – a law; a rule created by someone of a high position
10. thermostat – a device that responds to temperature changes in order to maintain its set position
Week 18 January 18th- 22nd
****This is a review test on lessons 16 and 17 definitions and vocabulary****
(cogn, sci = to know, knowledge)
1. cognition – the mental process of knowing
2. cognizant – fully informed; to know or to be aware
3. conscience – a source of moral or ethical judgment; knowing right from wrong
4. conscientious – thorough; principled; characterized by extreme care and effort
5. incognito – describes an unknown identity; identity concealed
6. omniscient – having total knowledge; all knowing
7. recognize– to identify or know someone; to know from past experience
8. scientist– a person having expert knowledge in science
9. sciolistic – showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateur-like; superficial knowledge of something
10. unconscionable– unscrupulous; not restrained by the conscience; unreasonably unfair
1. cognition – the mental process of knowing
2. cognizant – fully informed; to know or to be aware
3. conscience – a source of moral or ethical judgment; knowing right from wrong
4. conscientious – thorough; principled; characterized by extreme care and effort
5. incognito – describes an unknown identity; identity concealed
6. omniscient – having total knowledge; all knowing
7. recognize– to identify or know someone; to know from past experience
8. scientist– a person having expert knowledge in science
9. sciolistic – showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateur-like; superficial knowledge of something
10. unconscionable– unscrupulous; not restrained by the conscience; unreasonably unfair
(sens, sent = feel, be aware)
1. assenter – a person who agrees or feels the same way
2. consensus – an opinion or position agreed upon by a group; having a similar feeling or belief as others in a group
3. desensitize– to lesson the feeling or awareness; to make less sensitive
4. dissent – to differ in opinion or feeling; to disagree
5. nonsense – of little importance; ridiculous; unimportant
6. resent – to feel bitter or upset
7. sensational– outstanding; spectacular; feelings of success
8. sensible– showing reason or good judgement; able to feel or perceive
9. sensitive – aware of or affected by the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others
10. sentimental– having feelings of nostalgia; feeling that a thing is special because of how it relates to the past
1. assenter – a person who agrees or feels the same way
2. consensus – an opinion or position agreed upon by a group; having a similar feeling or belief as others in a group
3. desensitize– to lesson the feeling or awareness; to make less sensitive
4. dissent – to differ in opinion or feeling; to disagree
5. nonsense – of little importance; ridiculous; unimportant
6. resent – to feel bitter or upset
7. sensational– outstanding; spectacular; feelings of success
8. sensible– showing reason or good judgement; able to feel or perceive
9. sensitive – aware of or affected by the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others
10. sentimental– having feelings of nostalgia; feeling that a thing is special because of how it relates to the past
Week 21 February 8th- 12th
****This is a review test on lessons 19 and 20 definitions and vocabulary****
(duc, duct = lead, take, bring)
1. abduct – to lead away by force; to kidnap
2. aqueduct – a channel that brings water from a remote source
3. conducive– tending to cause or bring about
4. deduce – to reach a conclusion by reasoning; to infer; to lead to a conclusion
5. deductible – the amount that will be taken out first; the payment owed before an expense is covered by insurance
6. deduction – the amount that must be taken out; subtraction
7. introduce– to bring into a group; to meet
8. introduction– the section that leads into a book; the opening
9. produce – to bring forth
10. reduce– to take down to a smaller form; to bring down
1. abduct – to lead away by force; to kidnap
2. aqueduct – a channel that brings water from a remote source
3. conducive– tending to cause or bring about
4. deduce – to reach a conclusion by reasoning; to infer; to lead to a conclusion
5. deductible – the amount that will be taken out first; the payment owed before an expense is covered by insurance
6. deduction – the amount that must be taken out; subtraction
7. introduce– to bring into a group; to meet
8. introduction– the section that leads into a book; the opening
9. produce – to bring forth
10. reduce– to take down to a smaller form; to bring down
Week 23 February 22nd - February 26th
(flu, flux = to flow)
1. affluence – a plentiful supply; wealth; a great quantity that seems to keep flowing
2. confluence – a gathering, meeting, or flowing together at one point; a joining
3. effluence– something that flows out; outflow
4. fluctuate – to rise and fall irregularly; to vary; to flow up and down unpredictably
5. fluent – able to flow smoothly; graceful
6. fluid – a substance whose molecules flow freely past one another; a liquid or gas
7. fluted– a tall, narrow shape designed for a smooth flow of liquid
8. influential– having the power to make things flow their way; the flow of power
9. influx – a flowing in of something in a large number or amount; a mass arrival
10. superfluous– overflow; more than enough; an overabundance; more than required
1. affluence – a plentiful supply; wealth; a great quantity that seems to keep flowing
2. confluence – a gathering, meeting, or flowing together at one point; a joining
3. effluence– something that flows out; outflow
4. fluctuate – to rise and fall irregularly; to vary; to flow up and down unpredictably
5. fluent – able to flow smoothly; graceful
6. fluid – a substance whose molecules flow freely past one another; a liquid or gas
7. fluted– a tall, narrow shape designed for a smooth flow of liquid
8. influential– having the power to make things flow their way; the flow of power
9. influx – a flowing in of something in a large number or amount; a mass arrival
10. superfluous– overflow; more than enough; an overabundance; more than required
Week 24 February 29th- March 4th
****This is a review test on lessons 22 and 23 definitions and vocabulary****
Week 25 March 7th - March 11th
(aud, son, phon= sound, to hear)
1. assonance – the repetition of similar vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of successive words
2. audible – able to be heard
3. audio– the sound portion of a broadcast
4. auditorium – a large room that accommodates an audience, often for meetings or performances
5. cacophony– harsh sounds; noisy or disturbing sounds
6. phonograph – a record player; a machine that reproduces sound
7. resonate– to vibrate or repeat in sound; to correspond harmoniously
8. sonar– echolocation; a system using transmitted and reflected underwater sound waves to detect and locate submerged objects
9. sonnet – a poem with 14 lines that usually sounds like one of several conventional rhyme schemes
10. unison– words or music produced by more than one person that sounds as if from one voice
1. assonance – the repetition of similar vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of successive words
2. audible – able to be heard
3. audio– the sound portion of a broadcast
4. auditorium – a large room that accommodates an audience, often for meetings or performances
5. cacophony– harsh sounds; noisy or disturbing sounds
6. phonograph – a record player; a machine that reproduces sound
7. resonate– to vibrate or repeat in sound; to correspond harmoniously
8. sonar– echolocation; a system using transmitted and reflected underwater sound waves to detect and locate submerged objects
9. sonnet – a poem with 14 lines that usually sounds like one of several conventional rhyme schemes
10. unison– words or music produced by more than one person that sounds as if from one voice
Week 26 March 21st - March 25th
(tact, tang, tag, tig = touch)
1. contact – state or condition of touching
2. contagious – capable of transmitting an illness, infection, or disease by touch
3. contiguous– adjacent; touching; sharing an edge or boundary
4. entangle – to twist together; making it complicated to free two things from touching
5. intact– whole, not damaged by touch
6. tactile – perceptible to the touch; used for feeling
7. tangent– touching at a single point but not intersecting; a sudden digression or change of topic within a conversation; no longer touching on the subject
8. tangible– able to be touched
9. tangled – touching in a snarl; connected together in a disorderly way
10. tangy– a sharp taste or flavor immediately sensed upon touch with the tongue
1. contact – state or condition of touching
2. contagious – capable of transmitting an illness, infection, or disease by touch
3. contiguous– adjacent; touching; sharing an edge or boundary
4. entangle – to twist together; making it complicated to free two things from touching
5. intact– whole, not damaged by touch
6. tactile – perceptible to the touch; used for feeling
7. tangent– touching at a single point but not intersecting; a sudden digression or change of topic within a conversation; no longer touching on the subject
8. tangible– able to be touched
9. tangled – touching in a snarl; connected together in a disorderly way
10. tangy– a sharp taste or flavor immediately sensed upon touch with the tongue
Week 27 March 28th- April 1st
****This is a review test on lessons 25 and 26 definitions and vocabulary****
Week 28 April 11th - 15th
(clud, clus, claus = to close)
1. clause – a group of words containing a subject and a predicate, and forming part of a compound or complex sentence
2. claustrophobia – an abnormal fear of narrow or closed spaces
3. cluster– a group of the same or similar elements close together1. clause – a group of words containing a subject and a predicate, and forming part of a compound or complex sentence
2. claustrophobia – an abnormal fear of narrow or closed spaces
4. conclude – to end; to close an event, book, or movie; to decide
5. enclose– to close in; to surround on all sides
6. exclude – to keep out; to prevent from entering; to keep closed off
7. exclusive – private; closed to those not permitted; single or sole
8. preclude– to close off or prevent from a given activity
9. reclusive – seeking to be closed off from others; preferring to be isolated and alone
10. secluded– kept apart from others; closed off; private
Week 29 April 18th - 22nd
(spond,spons,spous= promise, answer for, pledge)
1. correspond– to be similar; coincides; goes with; to answer through writing
2. despondent – without hope or promise; forlorn; hopeless
3. espouse– to pledge one's loyalty to; to support1. correspond– to be similar; coincides; goes with; to answer through writing
2. despondent – without hope or promise; forlorn; hopeless
4. irresponsible – not reliable; untrustworthy; not answering for one's actions
5. respond– to answer; to make a reply
6. responsible – reliable; worthy of trust; to answer for one's actions
7. responsive – answering; reacting
8. sponsor– to assume responsibility for someone else; to promise to pay for someone's expenses
9. spontaneous – unplanned; happening without an external cause; no promise of a plan
10. spouse– a marriage partner; a person who pledged marriage
Week 30 April 25th - April 29th
****This is a review test on lessons 28 and 29 definitions and vocabulary****
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