GSP Spelling Words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Absorption | [ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-] the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion |
| abysmal | [uh-biz-muhl]1.of or like an abyss; immeasurably deep or great. 2. extremely or hopelessly bad or severe: abysmal ignorance; abysmal poverty. |
| accelerator | [ak-sel-uh-rey-ter] , a pedal that controls the throttle valve |
| accidentally | without advance planning |
| accommodate | provide a service or favor for someone |
| accumulate | collect or gather |
| acetylene | a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis |
| achievement | the action of accomplishing something |
| acknowledgment | a statement acknowledging something or someone |
| acquiesce | [ak-wee-es]to agree or express agreement |
| across | placed crosswise |
| adaptability | the ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances |
| admissible | deserving to be admitted |
| adolescent | a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity |
| advantageous | giving an advantage |
| affidavit | written declaration made under oath |
| affiliate | a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization |
| alienate | arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
| align | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight |
| allegiance | the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) |
| allotted | given as a task |
| aluminum | a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite |
| ambiguous | open to two or more interpretations |
| analysis | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders |
| analyze | subject to psychoanalytic treatment |
| annihilated | destroyed completely |
| antecedent | a preceding occurrence or cause or event |
| antidote | a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison |
| anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune |
| apologize | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing |
| apparel | clothing in general |
| appellate | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) |
| appetite | a feeling of craving something |
| argument | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint or joints |
| asinine | complacently or inanely foolish |
| assassinate | destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation |
| assessment | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event |
| assistance | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
| athlete | a person trained to compete in sports |
| audience | a conference (usually with someone important) |
| auxiliary | relating to something that is added but is not essential |
| baccalaureate | an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies |
| bailiff | an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. |
| bankruptcy | a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared in bankruptcy |
| baptize | administer baptism to |
| basically | at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature |
| behavior | (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation |
| belligerent | given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war |
| benefit | something that aids or promotes well-being |
| beverage | any liquid suitable for drinking |
| boisterous | noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| bookkeeper | someone who records the transactions of a business |
| boudior | a women's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room |
| brilliant | having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence |
| bulletin | a brief report especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast |
| bureau | an administrative unit of government |
| cafeteria | a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier |
| caffeine | a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects |
| calendar | a tabular array of the days (usually for one year) |
| camouflage | the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance |
| campaign | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
| candidate | someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) |
| canister | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour |
| carburetor | mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion |
| cartridge | a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment |
| catastrophe | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
| categorically | in an unqualified manner |
| cemetery | a tract of land used for burials |
| censuring | Criticizing harshly with disapproval. |
| chaperone | one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people |
| chauffeur | a man paid to drive a privately owned car |
| chimney | a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building |
| collateral | a security pledged for the repayment of a loan |
| collegiate | of or resembling or typical of a college or college students |
| commemorate | call to remembrance |
| committee | a special group delegated to consider some matter |
| compatible | capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification |
| competitive | showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking |
| complimentary | expressing courtesy, respect, admiration, or praise |
| comptroller | someone who maintains and audits business accounts |
| concede | acknowledge defeat |
| connoisseur | an expert able to appreciate a field |
| conscientious | characterized by extreme care and great effort |
| consistency | a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts |
| conspicuous | obvious to the eye or mind |
| contagious | (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection |
| contemptuous | scornful, feeling hatred; scornful |
| convalescent | a person who is recovering from illness |
| copyright | a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work |
| corroborate | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| countenance | consent to, give permission |
| counterfeit | a copy that is represented as the original |
| cruelty | a cruel act |
| cupola | a roof in the form of a dome |
| curiosity | a state in which you want to learn more about something |
| cutthroat | ruthless in competition |
| cynical | believing the worst of human nature and motives |
| deceitful | misleading, marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another |
| defendant | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law |
| deficiency | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
| definite | known for certain |
| descendant | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race |
| desperate | a person who is frightened and in need of help |
| destroy | defeat soundly |
| destruction | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
| deteriorate | grow worse |
| detriment | a damage or loss |
| dietitian | a specialist in the study of nutrition |
| digestible | capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal |
| diocese | the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop |
| diphtheria | acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
| dirigible | capable of being steered or directed |
| discernible | perceptible by the senses or intellect |
| disinfectant | preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms |
| dissension | disagreement among those expected to cooperate |
| dissipate | move away from each other |
| dissuade | turn away from by persuasion |
| distinction | a distinguishing difference |
| distinguish | mark as different |
| divide | a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems |
| drudgery | hard monotonous routine work |
| drunkenness | the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess |
| dumbbell | an exercising weight |
| economically | with respect to economic science |
| ecstasy | a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion |
| eligible | qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen |
| embarrass | cause to be embarrassed |
| emphasize | to stress, single out as important |
| encouragement | the act of giving hope or support to someone |
| encyclical | intended for wide distribution |
| enthusiastic | having or showing great excitement and interest |
| enunciate | express or state clearly |
| environment | the area in which something exists or lives |
| equilibrium | a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head |
| equivalent | equal in amount or value |
| espionage | the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets |
| evidently | unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly') |
| exaggerate | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth |
| exceed | be or do something to a greater degree |
| excessive | beyond normal limits |
| excitement | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy |
| exhilarate | fill with sublime emotion |
| existence | everything that exists anywhere |
| exorbitant | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation |
| experience | the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities |
| explicit | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable |
| facilitate | make easier |
| fallacies | statements that may sound reasonable or true but are deceptive and dishonest |
| familiar | a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard |
| fascinate | attract |
| feasible | capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are |
| February | the month following January and preceding March |
| fictitious | formed or conceived by the imagination |
| foreign | relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world |
| forfeit | the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
| fraudulent | intended to deceive |
| friendliness | a feeling of liking for another person |
| frivolous | not serious in content or attitude or behavior |
| fundamental | being or involving basic facts or principles |
| fusillade | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms |
| gallant | a man who attends or escorts a woman |
| gelatin | a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin |
| generosity | the trait of being willing to give your money or time |
| generous | willing to give and share unstintingly |
| government | the act of governing |
| grammar | studies of the formation of basic linguistic units |
| grandiose | impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur |
| grief | something that causes great unhappiness |
| gruesome | shockingly repellent |
| gubernatorial | relating to a governor |
| handkerchief | a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory |
| harass | exhaust by attacking repeatedly |
| hastily | hurriedly |
| heinous | shockingly brutal or cruel |
| hemorrhage | flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels |
| hereditary | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent |
| heresy | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion |
| hesitancy | a certain degree of unwillingness |
| hindrance | the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding |
| homicide | the killing of a human being by another human being |
| hygienic | tending to promote or preserve health |
| hypocrisy | insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have |
| hypothesis | a tentative theory about the natural world |
| hysterical | marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion |
| icicle | a pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water |
| ideologies | systems of thought and belief |
| idiocy | extreme mental retardation |
| idiomatic | of or relating to or conforming to idiom |
| idiosyncrasies | peculiarity of temperament, minor peculiarities of personal behavior |
| illicit | contrary to or forbidden by law |
| illiterate | a person unable to read |
| imitation | copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else |
| immediately | without delay or hesitation |
| impetuosity | rash impulsiveness |
| impromptu | with little or no preparation or forethought |
| inaccessible | capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all |
| inaugurate | be a precursor of |
| incapability | the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
| incidentally | introducing a different topic |
| independent | a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them |
| inevitably | in such a manner as could not be otherwise |
| intermittent | stopping and starting at irregular intervals |
| inveigle | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
| irrelevant | having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress or control |
| jealousy | zealous vigilance |
| jurisdiction | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law |
| kaleidoscope | an optical toy in a tube |
| kerosene | a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters |
| kimono | a loose robe |
| knowledge | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning |
| laboratory | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
| libraries | a building or room containing collections of books |
| livelihood | the financial means whereby one lives |
| mahogany | any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish |
| maintenance | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order |
| manageable | capable of being controlled, directed, or accomplished |
| mandatory | required by rule |
| mayonnaise | egg yolks and oil and vinegar |
| merciless | having or showing no mercy |
| metamorphosis | a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft |
| mimicked | copied what someone else said or did |
| miniature | copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size |
| misshapen | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly |
| mosquitoes | A blood-sucking insect that can transmit some diseases. |
| movable | capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another |
| naive | lacking sophistication |
| nasturtium | flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings |
| necessary | anything indispensable |
| noticeable | capable or worthy of drawing attention |
| nucleus | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction |
| numerous | amounting to a large indefinite number |
| obviously | unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly') |
| occasion | an event that occurs at a critical time |
| occurrence | something that happens, an event that happens |
| ostracize | avoid speaking to or dealing with |
| overrule | rule against |
| pageant | a rich and spectacular ceremony |
| panel | electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices |
| parallel | something having the property of being analogous to something else |
| permissible | that may be accepted or conceded |
| physically | in accord with physical laws |
| pianos | a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds |
| piccolo | a small flute |
| pigeon | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs |
| pneumonia | respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants |
| precede | furnish with a preface or introduction |
| prejudices | preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience |
| preparations | activities done to get ready for an event |
| presumptuous | over confident, arrogrant, excessively forward |
| privilege | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) |
| professional | a person engaged in one of the learned professions |
| promissory | relating to or having the character of a promise |
| pronunciation | the way a word or a language is customarily spoken |
| pusillanimous | lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution |
| quandary | state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options |
| quantity | how much there is of something that you can quantify |
| questionnaire | a form containing a set of questions |
| receive | get something |
| referring | telling someone about something else |
| relevant | having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue |
| relieve | provide physical relief, as from pain |
| reminiscent | serving to bring to mind |
| repetitious | marked by tedious repetition |
| rescind | annul by recalling or rescinding |
| ridiculous | inspiring scornful pity |
| righteous | morally justified |
| sacrificing | to take on loss |
| sandal | a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot |
| sassafras | dried root bark of the sassafras tree |
| satirizing | to attack or ridicule with satire. |
| saxophone | a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore |
| seize | capture the attention or imagination of |
| separate | a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combination with other garments |
| severely | to a severe or serious degree |
| shellac | a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol |
| shepherd | a clergyman who watches over a group of people |
| siege | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
| similarly | in like or similar manner |
| society | an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization |
| specimen | a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes |
| spigot | a plug for a bunghole in a cask |
| sponsor | someone who supports or champions something |
| strychnine | an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica |
| stubbornness | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires |
| subpoena | a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding |
| suggestible | susceptible or responsive to suggestion |
| superintendent | a person who directs and manages an organization |
| supersede | take the place or move into the position of |
| surprise | the act of surprising someone |
| symbolic | serving as a visible symbol for something abstract |
| tacit | indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly |
| tangible | possible to be treated as fact |
| temperature | the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) |
| tomatoes | a red or yellowish fruit with a juicy pulp, used as a vegetable |
| totally | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly') |
| tragedy | drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance |
| trafficking | when a family sends a child or an adult to a labor recruiter in hopes that the labor recruiter will send money, and the family member will earn money to send home |
| truly | in accordance with truth or fact or reality |
| turkeys | large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail |
| ugliness | qualities that do not give pleasure to the senses |
| unnecessary | not required |
| until | up to the time when the event will happen |
| vaccinate | perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation |
| vacillate | be undecided about something |
| valuable | having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange |
| varieties | different kinds, types, or sorts |
| veneer | coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood |
| vengeance | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life |
| vertical | a vertical structural member as a post or stake |
| view | the act of looking or seeing or observing |
| villain | a wicked or evil person |
| warrior | someone engaged in or experienced in warfare |
| weird | strikingly odd or unusual |
| wield | handle effectively |
| wiener | a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked |
| wholly | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly') |
| written | written as for a film or play or broadcast |
| zephyr | a slight wind (usually refreshing) |
| relevant | having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue |
| Peripheral | on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary |
| chauffeur | a man paid to drive a privately owned car |
| tentative | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon |
| lethargy | inactivity |
| derogatory | expressive of low opinion |
| eclectic | someone who selects according to the eclectic method |
| Philanthropist | someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being |
| existence | everything that exists anywhere |
| vacillate | be undecided about something |
| ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once |
| liaison | a channel for communication between groups |
| homogeneous | all of the same or similar kind or nature |
| collateral | a security pledged for the repayment of a loan |
| unconscious | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware |
| unmanageable | not susceptible of improvement |
| feasible | capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are |
| plagiarism | a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work |
| catharsis | (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions |
| scrutinize | of accounts and tax returns |
| corroborate | to strengthen by adding evidence, establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| alienation | separation resulting from hostility |
| utilize | convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) |
| pessimistic | expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds |
| indiscrete | not divided or divisible into parts |
| occurrence | an event that happens |
| heinous | ..., shockingly brutal or cruel |
| meticulous | marked by precise accordance with details |
| malignant | extremely malevolent or malicious |
| benevolent | having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others |
| gauge | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
| palatable | acceptable to the taste or mind |
| misspell | ... |
| misplaced | ... |
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