7th Grade Spelling Chapter 3
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- recommend
- (v.) put forward (someone or something) with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose or role : George had ___ed some local
- interruption
- (n.) an event that stops the continuous progress of (an activity or process) : the buzzer was an ___ on his thoughts
- parallel
- (adj.) (of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them : ___ lines never meet | the road runs ___ to the Ottawa
- questionnaire
- (n.) a set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study.
- accomplishment
- (n.) something that has been achieved successfully : the reduction of inflation was a remarkable ___.
- accommodate
- (v.) provide lodging or sufficient space for : the cabins ___ up to 6 people.
- confetti
- (n.) small pieces of colored paper thrown during a celebration such as a wedding.
- necessary
- (adj.) required to be done, achieved, or present; needed; essential : members are admitted only after they have gained the ___ experience
- abbreviation
- (n.) a shortened form of a word or phrase.
- Halloween
- (n.) the night of October 31.
- different
- (adj.) not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality : you can play poker in many ___ ways.
- harass
- (v.) subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation : a warning to men ___ing girls at work.
- approximately
- (adv.) close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact : these calculations are ___ accurate
- embarrass
- (v.) cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed : she wouldn't ___ either of them by making a
- graffiti
- (plural n.) writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place : the walls were covered with ___
- penicillin
- (n.) an antibiotic or group of antibiotics produced naturally by certain blue molds, and now usually prepared synthetically.
- recollection
- (n.) the action or faculty of remembering something : to the best of my ___ no one ever had a bad word to say about him.
- successfully
- (adv.) accomplishing an aim or purpose : the students successfully petitioned the administration to put in a vending machine
- commitment
- (n.) dedication; application : the company's ___ to quality.
- interrogation
- (n.) the action of interrogating or the process of being interrogated : would he keep his mouth shut under ___ ?
- Connecticut
- a state in the northeastern U.S., on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean's Long Island Sound, one of the six New England states.
- possession
- (n.) the state of having, owning, or controlling something : are you in ___ of any items over $500 in value?
- mayonnaise
- (n.) a thick, creamy dressing consisting of egg yolks beaten with oil and vinegar and seasoned.
- cinnamon
- (n.) an aromatic spice made from the peeled, dried, and rolled bark of a Southeast Asian tree.
- commemoration
- (n.) remembrance, typically expressed in a ceremony : solemn ceremonies of ___.