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3.
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abhor
aboriginal
abstract
absurd
accessory
accidentally
accommodate
accumulate
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
campaign
candidate
catastrophe
cemetery
changing
chaotic
charisma
charlatan
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18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
definitely
definition
degenerate
delectable
deplorable
depose
deposition
description
49.
50.
51.
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53.
54.
55.
56.
achievement
acknowledge
acquaintance
acquiesce
acquire
acquitted
adhere
adversary
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
banal
beginning
belief
believe
beneficial
benefited
benevolent
beseech
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
boisterous
boundaries
Britain
browbeat
buffoon
business
cacophony
calendar
97. adversity
98. advice
99. advocate
100. aggravate
101. agitate
102. agrarian
103. alcove
104. allot
105. chastise
106. clairvoyance
107. coercion
108. coincidence
109. colloquial
110. commission
111. committee
112. compelled
113. frantically
114. fraternal
115. furtively
116. gauge
117. generosity
118. gesticulate
119. ghastly
120. glamorous
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
compromise
conceivable
concurrent
conference
connotation
conscience
conscientious
conscious
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
consensus
conspicuous
contemptuous
contrived
controversial
corpulent
counterfeit
criticize
121. cull
122. culminate
123. curtail
124. deceitful
125. decimate
126. decisive
127. deferred
128. defiant
33.
34.
35.
36.
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38.
39.
40.
desecrate
desperate
detract
deviate
dictionary
dignified
disappearance
disappoint
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
effect
efflorescence
egotism
elementary
eligible
eliminate
elocution
embarrass
129.
130.
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132.
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134.
135.
136.
exaggerate
excellence
exhilarated
existence
exonerate
experience
explanation
exposition
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178.
179.
180.
181.
182.
183.
184.
41.disastrous
42.discipline
43.dissatisfied
44.dissonance
45.distraught
46.dormitory
47.dubious
48.ecstatic
89.empathy
90.encouragement
91.enunciate
92.equipped
93.erratic
94.especially
95.euphemism
96.euphony
137.
138.
139.
140.
141.
142.
143.
144.
facilitate
fascinate
February
fiery
foreign
foresight
fortitude
fourth
personal
personnel
perspiration
physical
pious
poignant
possession
possibility
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.
191.
192.
premonition
preoccupation
preparation
preposterous
prevalent
principal
privilege
probably
153. independence
154. inevitable
155. insidious
156. intellectual
157. intelligence
158. interesting
159. introspection
160. iridescent
161. irresistible
162. jocular
163. judicial
164. laboratory
165. labyrinth
166. legitimate
167. leniency
168. leviathan
201. glean
202. gluttonous
203. government
204. grammar
205. grotesque
206. heterogeneous
207. homogeneous
208. humorous
209. lexicographer
210. loathe
211. mathematics
212. mausoleum
213. melodious
214. microcosm
215. miniature
216. mischievous
217. occurred
218. occurrence
219. ominous
220. omitted
221. opinion
222. opportunist
223. opportunity
224. optimistic
225.
226.
227.
228.
229.
230.
231.
232.
practically
precarious
precedence
prediction
predisposed
preference
preferred
prejudice
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.
procedure
proclamation
professor
prominent
pronunciation
prosaic
protagonist
punctual
241. apathy
242. apologize
243. apparent
244. appearance
245. archaic
246. arctic
247. arguing
248. argument
249. hyperbole
250. hypnotize
251. hypocrite
252. idiosyncrasy
253. immediately
254. impervious
255. imprudent
256. incredible
257. oscillate
258. outrageous
259. palpable
260. paradox
261. parallel
262. paralysis
263. participant
264. particular
265. pedantic
266. perambulate
267. performance
268. perjury
269. permissible
270. perpetual
271. perseverance
272. persistent
273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.
quandary
quantity
realize
rebellious
recapitulate
receiving
reciprocate
recommend
281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
recuperate
reference
regression
relative
repetition
resplendent
restaurant
rhyme
289. arithmetic
290. assistance
291. assonance
292. athletic
293. attendance
294. audacious
295. augment
296. awesome
297. rhythm
298. ridiculous
299. sacrifice
300. sarcasm
301. segregation
302. seize
303. sentimental
304. separate
305. separation
306. sequester
307. sergeant
308. severely
309. shining
310. stoic
311. xenophobia
312. zealous
Sentences are due every Tuesday
Tests are every Wednesday at the beginning of class
145. allude
146. allusion
147. aloof
148. altruism
149. amateur
150. among
151. analogy
152. analysis
193. anarchy
194. anecdote
195. animosity
196. annotate
197. anonymous
198. anthology
199. antidote
200. antique
169. misogyny
170. monotonous
171. necessary
172. nefarious
173. nostalgia
174. noticeable
175. obnoxious
176. occasionally
Sources to use:
A good printed dictionary
Or www.onelook.com
Guidelines for successful spelling/vocab grades in
Mr. Keim’s class:
Tuesdays (or 2nd day of the week) – Sentences/ vocab sheets
For full 16 points credit, you MUST:
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Complete your work on time for the beginning of class.
_ Using a dictionary and/or the internet, fill in the vocab sheet (8 points)
_ Use the spelling word in a sentence that clearly demonstrates that you understand the meaning
of the word (8 points)
Spell ALL words in your sentence correctly.
Use correct punctuation and grammar throughout your sentence.
Underline or highlight the spelling word.
Use blue or black ink.
These MAY be typed, be sure to use 12 point font, times New Roman or Arial Font.
Make-up/corrections on sentences: If your score is below 8 (out of 12), you may redo the sentences
that you have missed to improve your score to an 8 (passing).
Wednesdays: (or 3nd day of the week) - Tests
Tip: Study the spellings with a partner.
In order to save paper, you will be using the spelling test sheets provided.
Make-up/corrections on tests: If your test score is a 5 or less (which equates to a 63%)
you can bring your grade up to a 6 (which equates to 75%) by writing spelling
corrections (writing misspelled words 10x each)
If you are absent, you have two class days to make up any tests given. You need to stay after school!
Bonus points:
There will be at least one bonus word or question on every spelling test, good for up to one full point on
your test. There are no bonus questions on make-up tests.
ALL words are available online at
http://www2.rccsd.org/RKeim/SPELLVOCAB.pdf