Monday, February 8, 2010

Spelling List

Boundary

Define: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

Sentence: I once read a book called walking the boundary.

Bracelet

Define: jewellery worn around the wrist for decoration

Sentence: I own several silver bracelets.

Brackets

Define: Brackets are punctuation marks used in pairs to set apart or interject text within other text

Sentence: my essay had several pairs of brackets included.

Brilliant

Define: of surpassing excellence

Sentence: The teacher said my homework was of a brilliant standard.

Broccoli

Define: plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds

Sentence: My sister hates broccoli.

Browse

Define: to look through aimlessly

Sentence: I browsed the internet for a few hours yesterday.

Cafeteria

Define: a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

Sentence: My school has a cafeteria and we eat there at lunch.

Calendar

Define: a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

Sentence: My birthday is on the 22 of may which is a Saturday in this years calendar.

Calories

Define: The calorie is a metric unit of energy

Sentence: by walking 3000 steps I burned off 300 calories.

Campaign

Define: political campaign: a race between candidates for elective office

Sentence: to be a class president you have to make a campaign.

Cancellation

Define: calling off some arrangement

Sentence: the hairdressers had had a cancellation so I could have my hair cut.

Capital

Define: A capital is the area of a country, province, region, or state, regarded as enjoying primary

status

Sentence: Canberra is the capital of Australia.

Carelessness

Define: lack of concern about the consequences of an action

Sentence: My carelessness caused me to slip over and hurt myself.

Carpenter

Define: a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

Sentence: The carpenter fixed the sticking door in my room.

Cashier

Define: a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services

Sentence: The cashier short changed me by $10.

Catalogue

Define: book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

Sentence: The shirt I wanted wasn’t in the catalogue.

Celebrated

Define: a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

Sentence: My friend celebrated her 16th birthday 2 days ago.

Challenge

Define: difficult

Sentence: hiking all day is going to be a challenge on camp.

Character

Define: a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

Sentence: My dog Paddington has a lot of character.

Chef

Define: a professional cook

Sentence: the chef cooked my sausages just right.

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