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Spelling and Word Study words for September 3-13

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observation	mission	data	millions
value	editing	narrative	hypothesis
expanded	artifact	evidence	technology
	responsible	colony	prehistory

 

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April 8-11 Greek/Latin Socio

Word List: socio = companion, friend

antisocial        against the basic rules of a group; harmful to the people in a group.

associate         a fellow worker or friend (usually related to an office)

association      a group of people who have gathered based on similar goals or beliefs.

disassociate     to break ties with a group; to end a friendship; to sever a relationship

social               friendly; a person who enjoys companions

socialite          a person who is important or of high rank within a specific, usually fashionable group

sociogram       a diagram that represents each person’s friends in a classroom

sociology        the study of how people get along

sociopath         a person who suffers from an antisocial mental disorder

unsocial           not social; having or showing a dislike for others in a group.

Spelling April 8-11 TEST THURSDAY

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Spelling Words – April 8-12

soldiers	pianos	essays	chiefs
treaties	countries	luggage	skis
characters	badges	valleys	palaces
beliefs	gentlemen	latches	envelopes
loaves	groceries	heroes	diaries

Dates to remember for upcoming 5th grade field trips

Dates to remember:
April 12 DARE graduation in Independence
April 19 DARE field trip to Des Moines
April 29 Spring Concert at high school
May 10 field day at high school
May 14 Bremer County field at Frederika 

Greek and Latin for April 2-5 Therm=heat

Word list: Therm = heat, temperature

endothermic            heated from within the body

exothermic              requires heat to be absorbed from outside of the body

therm                       a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories

thermal                    related to heat or temperature

thermodynamic       caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of energy

thermograph           a device that automatically writes down (records) changes in temperature

thermometer           an instrument that measures temperature or heat

thermophile            an organism that has adapted to living in very high temperatures (heat), such as bacteria or algae

thermos                   a container that is used to keep things warm, such as your soup; a doubled-walled container that keeps things warm.

thermostat               a device used to control the temperature

Spelling Words for April 2-5 Unit 25

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Spelling Words – April 2-5

director	pitcher	commander	colonist
typist	scientist	editor	homemaker
operator	professor	creditor	instructor
artist	passenger	inventor	tourist
cyclist	actor	publisher	gardener

March 25 Greek Latin Struct = Build

Word List: struct = build

construction           what is built; buildings that are created or produced

destruction             the act of taking down or destroying something that was built

infrastructure        the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around: roads, communication, transportation, and schools

instruct                   to build knowledge        

instructor               a person who helps someone build knowledge

misconstrue            to build the wrong meaning;  to misunderstand; to interpret the wrong way

obstruction             something that blocks the way of things being created or built; something in the way

reconstruct            to build again

substructure          the base, support, or foundation of a building

superstructure       something built on top of something else; the part of the building that was built on top of the foundation or base

March 25 Spelling Unit 24

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Spelling Words – March 25-28

proven	Wisconsin	disgrace	horseback
ally	unfasten	weather map	nonsmoker
device	sharpen	Arkansas	unlisted
close-up	magnetize	Wyoming	impure
devise	pocketbook	Arizona	alley

tract = pull

Word List: tract = pull

abstract           pulled away from direct relation to anything;

                        impersonal as in attitude or views.

attract              to pull into something; to pull into oneself

contract           to pull together to  make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite  of “expand”

distract            to pull a person’s attention in another direction

extract             to pull out by force.

protract           to pull out; to make something take longer; to prolong

retraction        a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back

subtract           to pull some out; therefore having less left over

traction            a pull to the arm or leg muscle to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated or fractured

tractor             a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads.

Vers, vert = turn March 11-15

Word List: vers, vert = turn

anniversary    the date on which an event occurs every year; every year an event turns a year older.

conversation  a discussion that switches from one person to another; a discussion that “turns back and forth”

convert           to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking

diversify         to divide up money into different investments so that if one area turns for the worse then you will be protected

diversion        something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about

extrovert        a person who turns his or her attention outward toward other people

introvert         a person who turns his or her attention inward toward himself or herself; a shy person

invert              to turn or flip in the opposite direction

revert              to turn back to a previous action or thought; to go back in thought or speech; to give back

subvert           to corrupt or undermine; to turn against established authority.

Spelling words Unit 22 for March 11-15

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Spelling Words – March 11-15

 

outline	home run	full-time	up-to-date
homework	peanut butter	waterproof	make-believe
downstairs	themselves	merry-go-round	underline
part of speech	sweatshirt	forty-four	good-bye
double-header	itself	twenty-seven	parcel post

 

Spelling Words for Feb 25 - 28

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Spelling Words – Feb 25-28

 

broken	frighten	specialize	organize
shaken	fertilize	awaken	realize
loosen	summarize	criticize	forgotten
modernize	stolen	generalize	memorize
frozen	civilize	flatten	straighten