Spelling and Vocabulary 2/12/13-2/15/13

Spelling: shawl, attention, shelter, education, information, shatter, addition, publish, ambitious, shoulder, social, special, delicious, official, ancient, accomplish, physician, instruction, directions, vicious

Vocabulary:

reservation-land set aside for Native Americans.

physician- doctor

ominous- threatening

maneuvered- to move in a planned way.

desolately- in a hopeless or lonely way.

Spelling and Vocabulary for 2/5-2/9

Spelling

wrench, watch, twitch, sketch, pinch, branch, church, clutch, fetch, scratch, splotch, starch, torch, stretch, reach, screech, chatter, perch, hopscotch, cheek

Vocabulary

threshold-the bottom part of a doorway.

stethoscope-an instrument for listening to sounds within the body.

facilities-things designed to make a task easier.

superstition– a belief that not based on reason.

curandera-a woman healer who uses herbs and other plants.

profusely– in large amounts.

mesas-high flat lands.

usher-to escort someone to someplace.