Transcript At the Beach Spelling Words - Warren County Public Schools

At the Beach Spelling Words
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Photosynthesis
Definition: The making of food for plants.
Sentence: Plants make photosynthesis in
their leaves.
Prefixes: Photo-, syn-,
Suffixes: -sis.
Chorus
Definition: A large group of organized
singers.
Sentence: Many schools have a chorus.
Synonym: choir
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Approach
Definition: To go towards.
Sentence: We are about to approach the
mall.
Synonym: Come towards
Antonym: Flee
Achieve
Definition: To succeed
Sentence: You can achieve your goals if
you work hard.
Synonym: Succeed
Antonym: Fail
Sherbet
Definition: A frozen dessert made with fruit
juice.
Sentence: I would like a nice bowl of
sherbet.
Synonym: sorbet
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Bronchitis
Definition: Inflammation of the lung.
Sentence: People with bronchitis tend to
cough a lot.
Syllables: Bron-chi-tis
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Whether
Definition: Expressing a doubt or choice
between alternatives.
Sentence: He was undecided whether to
go or stay.
Synonyms: if
Syllables: whe-ther
Artichoke
Definition: A European plant.
Sentence: I had a dip with artichoke in it.
Syllables: Ar-ti-choke
First known use: 1530
Chestnuts
Definition: A glossy brown nut that may be
roasted and eaten.
Sentence: There were chestnuts roasting
on an open fire.
Syllables: Chest-nuts
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Stomach
Definition: The internal organ in which the
first part of digestion occurs.
Sentence: Eating that pizza made my
stomach hurt.
Synonym: tummy
Syllable: sto-mach
Mathematics
Definition: the study of numbers,
quantities, properties, and measurement.
Sentence: We study mathematics at
school.
Syllables: mathe-ma-tics
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Prophecy
Definition: A prediction of what will happen
in the future.
Sentence: The prophecy states the world
will end 12/21/2012.
Synonym: prediction
Syllable: pro-phe-cy
Mythology
Definition: A collection of myths.
Sentence: Greek Gods are part of
mythology.
Syllable: my-tho-lo-gy
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Disenchanted
Definition: Free (someone) from illusion.
Sentence: The curse was disenchanted.
Antonym: enchanted
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Breakthrough
Definition: An important discovery.
Sentence: The scientist had an amazing
breakthrough in the lab.
Type of word: compound word (break &
through)
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Atmosphere
Definition: The cloud of gases surrounding
the Earth.
Sentence: The atmosphere traps some of
the Sun’s energy.
Synonym: sky
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Whistling
Definition: The act or sound of one that
whistles.
Sentence: The girl was whistling on her
way to school.
Suffixes: -ing.
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Orphan
Definition: A child whose parents are
dead.
Sentence: In a movie, a girl named Annie
was an orphan.
Syllable: Or-phan
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Accomplish
Definition: Achieve or complete
successfully.
Sentence: She will accomplish her
mission.
Synonym: success!
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Research
Definition: The finding of information about
a certain subject.
Sentence: He did research on the water
cycle.
Synonym: study
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