The First Day of School

The First Day of School

Spelling Definitions

1. sacrifice 

• D-to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person:

  
  

• S-Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families.

  
  

  
  

  
  

2. burglary

D- the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things

S-Several men were questioned by police yesterday about the burglary.

3. passageway

D-a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that connects places

S-The bathroom's on the right at the end of the passageway.

4. parliament

D- the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country

S-On Tuesday the country's parliament voted to establish its own army.

5. scandalized

D-If you are scandalized by someone's behaviour, you disapprove of it and are shocked by it because you think it is against moral laws

S-The whole community was scandalized by her second marriage.

6. meticulous

D-very careful and with great attention to every detail

S-Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

7. interrogate

D-to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence

S-Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or imprisoned in recent weeks.

8. unenforceable

D-a rule or law  impossible to force people to obey it.

S-Sections of the amendment are unenforceable under federal law.

9. precocious

D-showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual

S-A precocious child, she went to university at the age of 15.

10. inconvenience

D- a state or an example of problems or trouble, often causing a delay or loss of comfort

S-We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the late arrival of the train.

11. freight

D- goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting these goods

S-The ship carries both freight and passengers.

12. muscle

D- one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to produce movement

S-These exercises build muscle and increase stamina.

13. envious

D- wishing you had what another person has

S- I'm very envious of your new coat - it's beautiful.

14. resentment

D- to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like

S- She bitterly resented her father's new wife

15. lament

D-to express sadness and feeling sorry about something

S- My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society.

16. stealthily

D- quietly and carefully in order not to be seen or heard

S-The defendant stealthily entered the family home and kidnapped the daughter

17. linger

D- to take a long time to leave or disappear

S- After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors.

18. serene

D-peaceful and calm; worried by nothing

S-She has a lovely serene face.

19. poised

D- If an object or a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment

S-My pencil was poised over the page, ready to take down her words.

20. frighten

D-to make someone feel fear

S-He frightens me when he drives so fast.

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If an object or a part of your body is poised it is completely still but ready to move at any moment

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to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person

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to make someone feel fear

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the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things

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serene

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a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that connects places

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to take a long time to leave or disappear

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the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country

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stealthily

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scandalized

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lament

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very careful and with great attention to every detail

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to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like

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to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence

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wishing you had what another person has

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a rule or law impossible to force people to obey it.

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one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to produce movemen

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goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting these goods