Advanced Spelling- Week 2
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AdvancedSpellingyr8 on August 3, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Antonym | two words that express opposing concepts |
| apartheid | brutal racial discrimination |
| aqueous | similar to or containing or dissolved in water |
| aquiline | curved down like an eagle's beak |
| archipelago | a group of many islands in a large body of water |
| arduous | difficult to accomplish |
| armistice | a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms |
| aspersion | an abusive attack on a person's character or good name |
| asterisk | a star-shaped character * used in printing |
| baccalaureate | an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies |
| ballerina | a female ballet dancer |
| barnacle | European goose smaller than the brant, marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages |
| baroque | having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation |
| basmati | type of rice |
| bereavement | state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one |
| bibliophile | someone who loves (and usually collects) books |
| biennial | occurring every second year |
| blancmange | sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch |
| blasphemously | in a blasphemous manner |
| bonsai | a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot |
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