Vocabulary/Spelling Words  11/29/04

1.            Multiple – More than one, exponent

Nine is a multiple of three.

2.            Multitude – A great number of thing, crowd

The horn sounded and a multitude of people came running.

3.            Universal – Fits everything, always works

Telling the truth is a universal law of humans.

4.            Transfer – Move from here to there

We are going to transfer your paragraph on to a new sheet of paper.

5.            Interfere – Get in the way, block

Please do not interfere with our game of basketball.

6.            Interstate – Between states

They took the interstate highway from California to Arizona.

7.            Quartet – Four, a foursome

The quartet sang a beautiful song.

8.            Circumstance – A situation

I do not know the circumstance which caused the argument.

9.            Intrastate – Within a state

Only California schools are in our California intrastate tournament.

10.        Semiannual – Every six months

Your car needs a semiannual checkup in order to run safely.

11.        Pentagon – Five sided figure

He colored the pentagon five different colors.

12.        Binoculars – Telescope for both eyes

Use your binoculars to see if they are there yet.

13.        Triplets – Three of a kind

She had triplets and stayed busy every minute of every day.

14.        Transparent – Can be seen through

The cellophane wrapper is very transparent.

15.        Monorail – Train on one rail

We rode the monorail at Disneyland last month.

16.        Intramural – Sports between class

Everyone wants to play in the intramural games.

17.        Counterclockwise – To the left

A screw comes out by turning it counterclockwise.

18.        Clockwise – To the right

Tighten the screw by turning it in a clockwise direction.

19.        Transpose – Change a thing over to another

Can you transpose your flower drawing onto this birthday card?

20.        Transport – Carry from here to there

That big tanker truck can transport tons of milk at a time.