Abeka 8 Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry II, List 7
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
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accustomed
sp - accustomed
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bidding
sp - bidding
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canceled
sp - canceled
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deterring
sp - deterring
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disgusted
sp - disgusted
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engineering
sp - engineering
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gagging
sp - gagging
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greeting
sp - greeting
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imperiled
sp - imperiled
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incurred
sp - incurred
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propeller
sp - propeller
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regretting
sp - regretting
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skipped
sp - skipped
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snipping
sp - snipping
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straighten
sp - straighten
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caroling
sp - caroling
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submitting
sp - submitting
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traveler
sp - traveler
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whipping
sp - whipping
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zealous
sp - zealous
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ancedote
vocab -
brief story, narrative
Grandfather's favorite ancedote was about how he and Grandmother first met. -
caprice
vocab -
fancy, whim, impulse
A lease protects a tenant from being turned out into the street at the caprice of an unpredictable landlord. -
credulity
vocab -
gullibility, blind faith
Beyond all credulity is the credulousness of atheists who believe that chance could have made the world. -
delectable
vocab -
delightful, delicious
Using his own recipe, Uncle Ray prepared us a most delectable broiled trout dinner. -
domain
vocab -
field, sphere, province
If anything in the domain of science conflict's with God's word, there is somthing wrong with the science. -
epitaph
vocab -
tombstone inscription
John Keats's epitaph reads "Here lies one whose name was writ in water." -
festoon
vocab -
curved garland or wreath
A festoon of Christmas decorations hung from the eaves of the house. -
itinerant
vocab -
journeying, traveling
Young Lincoln's job as an itinerant lawyer took him to many places across Illinois. -
maxim
vocab -
adage, proverb, saying
We have reversed the wise maxim of Theodore Roosevelt, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." -
tractable
vocab -
Manageable, governable, guildable
A horse that has been properly broken should be thoroughly tractable when mounted.