Unit 3 10th grade spelling
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30 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accord | v. to agree; to be in harmony with |
| accrue | v. to fall to someone as a gain, addition, or advantage or to grow and accumulate, as the interest on capital |
| alleviate | v. to make physical or mental troubles more bearable |
| allude | v. to make an indirect or passing reference to without distinct specification |
| ameliorate | v. to make or grow better |
| effigy | n. a crude image or dummy of someone disliked |
| effrontery | n. shameless audacity, unblushing insolence |
| effulgence | n. splendid radiance, brilliance |
| elicit | v. to draw out or forth; to bring to light |
| erudite | n. possessing extensive scholarly knowledge |
| extol | v. to praise highly; to exalt; to glorify |
| extricate | v. to free from entanglement; disengage; liberate |
| It is dropped | When a suffix beginning with a vowel is added to a word ending in silent e, what happens to the e? |
| It is retained | If a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word ending in silent e, what happens to the e? |
| It is dropped | What happens to the final e of a word when "ment" is added to words ending in dge? |
| It is retained | What happens to the final e in words ending in "ce" or "ge" when "able" or "ous" is added? |
| right | advantageous |
| wrong | advantagous |
| right | argument |
| wrong | arguement |
| right | canoeing |
| wrong | canoing |
| right | noticeable |
| wrong | noticable |
| right | financier |
| wrong | financeir |
| right | neither |
| wrong | niether |
| right | species |
| wrong | speceis |
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