Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of May 2-6

Spelling

1.    Alabama – AL

2.    Alaska – AK

3.    Arizona – AZ

4.    Arkansas – AR

5.    California – CA

6.    Colorado – CO

7.    Connecticut – CT

8.    Delaware – DE

9.    Florida – FL

10.   Georgia – GA

11.   Hawaii – HI

12.   Idaho – ID

13.   Illinois – IL

14.   Indiana – IN

15.   Iowa – IA

16.   Kansas – KS

17.   Kentucky – KY

18.   Louisiana – LA

19.   Maine – ME

20.   Maryland – MD

Vocabulary

1. condense: verb: 1. to change from a gas to a liquid. 2. to make shorter or more concise. My report on how water vapor in the air condenses to make rain is too lengthy. My teacher said I must condense it to two pages.
2. dormant: adjective: not active; sleeping. The volcano has been dormant for hundreds of years.
3. remote: adjective: 1. far away. 2. small; slight. The cabin was in a remote location about 25 miles from the nearest town. There was a remote chance that visitors would drop by.
4. extravagant: adjective: spending lots of money in a free and careless way. He was extravagant in his purchase of expensive gifts for his friends.

Spelling List 30 for the Week of April 25-29

1. multiply
2. temperature
3. vertical
4. equation
5. currency
6. amphibian
7. intersection
8. environment
9. agriculture
10. frequency
11. civilization
12. manufacture
13. characteristic
14. atmosphere
15. representative
16. semicircle
17. substitute
18. technology

Vocabulary

1. immerse: verb: 1. to involve or occupy completely. 2. to cover completely with water or liquid. She was so immersed in the magazine she was reading that she immersed her sleeve in her bowl of soup.
2. temptation: noun: something that tempts or attracts. It was so hot that I could not fight the temptation to jump into the cool water.
3. ravenous: adjective: very hungry. The ravenous kittens all fought for aa place at the saucer of milk.
4. facilitate: verb: to make less difficult; to help to progress. The outdoor drop box facilitates teh return of library materials.

MISSING from Mrs. Anderson's Library

Please look in your homes and backpacks for the following books:

Shadow Wolf by Kathryn Lasky
Swindle by Gordon Korman
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
Siamese in the Sun by Ben Baglio
Big Nate in a Class by Himself by Lincoln Pierce

Several Geronimo Stilton Books: Volumes 1,3,21,23,33,35,36,37,38, and 39.

List 29 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of April 11-15

Spelling

1. destruct
2. destruction
3. describe
4. description
5. decorate
6. decoration
7. divide
8. division
9. administer
10. administration
11. populate
12. population
13. infect
14. infection
15. punctuate
16. punctuation
17. attend
18. attention

Vocabulary

1. retaliate: verb: to strike back; to get revenge. It's best to avoid a bully. You could get hurt if you try to retaliate.
2. translucent: adjective: allowing only some light to pass through so that images can't be seen clearly. Most bathroom windows are translucent to ensure privacy, but let some light in.
3. jut: verb: to stick our sharply. The ocean scenery along this part of teh coast is made more interesting by rocks that jut out of the water.
4. asset: noun: something valuable or useful. Her great speed combined with endurance was a wonderful asset to the track team.