Vocabulary/Spelling Words  12/03/04

 

1.                               Amicable – Friendly manner

Her manner was very amicable this time?

2.                               Eclectic – Containing very different parts

I’ve never seen such an eclectic group before.

3.                               Chalice – Cup

Don’t be alarmed that the golden chalice is missing.

4.               Inculcate – to teach or drill

He has been trying to inculcate the rules of grammar into the class.

5.                                Simulation – A practice like the real thing

She watched two simulations before trying it for real.

6.                               Symbol – A design or thing that stands for something else

My favorite symbol is the American flag.

7.                               Sleet – A cold, freezing rain

If  you try to run in the sleet you will slip and fall.

8.                               Plantation – A lush place for growing plants

Can you try to find a plantation with good water and land?

9.                               Particle – A small piece, a part

Everyone wants to have a diamond particle of their own.

10.                           Envy – To want what another person is or has

Why do you envy what she has accomplished this year?

14.              Immaculate – Completely, perfectly clean

He wanted to keep his room in immaculate condition

15.              Insensitive – Feeling nothing, uncaring

Try not to be insensitive to their needs this time.

16.                     Inclusive – Containing, within

We stayed there because all the charges were inclusive in one bill.

17.              Precipitation – Rain

I didn’t know that there would be so much precipitation.

18.              Prenatal – Before birth

They both agreed that she should take prenatal vitamins.

19.                     Placard – A sign or poster

My family saw the placard with your name on it.

20.                           Congenital – Present at birth

My sister has a congenital birth defect.

21.                           Zinc – A dull, gray metal

It looks like your toy car is made of zinc.

22.                           Zinnia – A flowering plant

You can plant a zinnia in the spring.

23.               Zarathrushtra – Ancient god figure

Another name for Zarathrushtra is Zoroaster. (628 BC)

24.                            Zebra – A striped, horse-like African mammal

The fire almost trapped the zebra mare and her colt.

25.                           Zest – Piece of the peel or the thin outer skin of an orange or lemon used as         flavoring

That recipe calls for lemon zest.