Vocabulary/Spelling Words  11/23/04

 

1.            Spectator – One who watches

        I want to be more than just a spectator.

2.            Spectacular – Great to see

        The show was very spectacular!

3.            Speculate – Guess, wonder

        You don’t need to speculate when you can just ask him.

4.            Speculation – Guessing, wondering

         All of this speculation is getting out of control.

5.            Spectrum – Range, from this to that

        The colors covered a wide spectrum.

6.            Suspect – To think something is to blame

        I suspect that you did it.

7.            Suspicion – To think you know who is guilty

        Tell me what your suspicion is.

8.            Appearances – Looks, visits

        That singer has made many appearances here in Lancaster.

9.            Appeared – Looked, showed up

        The dog appeared twice but I couldn’t catch it.

10.       Apparent – To seem to be so, obvious

        The answer is apparent to everyone except you.

11.       Apparently – Seemingly so, clearly

        That person has apparently not heard that we lost the game.

12.       Disappeared – Went away, out of sight

        The magician held up a coin and then it just disappeared!

13.       Reappearing – To show up again

        A coyote keeps reappearing in our neighborhood.

14.       Transparent – To be able to see through

        That glass is transparent and they can see everything.

15.       Transparency – Something made to be seen through

         There is too little transparency for me to read through the window.

16.       Clarity – Sharpness, clearness

         She spoke with such clarity that I understood everything she said.

17.       Clearly – Obviously, certainly

         You are clearly wrong about what he said he intended to do.

18.       Declaration – A statement, a shout

        The Declaration of Independence is one of our greatest documents!

19.       Declared – Stated, shouted

         He stood an declared that he was innocent.

20.       Unclear – Muddy, murky, hard to see

         How can the problem still be unclear to you?