High Level vocabulary for students who reach 100% on the main Spellzone test.
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aberration |
He claimed the test result was an aberration.
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abhor |
I abhor violence - I am a very peaceful person.
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acquiesce |
Miss Haynes does no acquiesce with bad behaviour.
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alacrity |
He ran to help with alacrity.
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amiable |
The teacher was usually amiable and rarely got angry.
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appease |
He tried to appease the angry crowd.
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arcane |
The secret society had arcane and mysterious rituals.
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avarice |
Avarice means greed for wealth, a miser commits the sin of avarice.
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brazen |
The cheeky boy was brazen in asking for more money.
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brusque |
Simon's brusque manner sometimes offends his colleagues.
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cajole |
I was able to cajole the group into leaving on time.
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callous |
The murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the jury.
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candour |
Thank you for speaking with such candour, it is refreshing to hear honest words spoken.
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chide |
I had occasion to chide the young boy as he was running around dangerously.
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circumspect |
He was circumspect in his business decisions: wary and unwilling to take risks.
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clandestine |
Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the library, Maria actually went to meet George for a clandestine liaison.
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coerce |
You shouldn't coerce people.
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coherent |
William could not figure out what Harold had seen because he was too distraught to deliver a coherent statement.
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complacency |
You shouldn't approach anything with complacency.
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confidant |
He was a confidant, someone I could tell anything to.
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Learn this spelling list using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' activity.
How to use:
Look and read the word.
Say the word. Click the speaker icon.
Cover the word.
Write the word.
Check your spelling.
Spelling games using the word list: Grade 9 Word List 1
Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!
Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.
Print worksheets and activities: Grade 9 Word List 1
Handwriting worksheets: Grade 9 Word List 1
"I ran the trial with a small group of students over three weeks before the summer holidays," she says. "I quickly saw the benefits, and signed up."
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