Spelling words, week one, term four

Spelling words

Week one, Term 4

1. Abandon
To leave completely and finally.
I would never abandon my children.

2. Absorb
To suck up, drink in or soak up.
The cloth will absorb all of the drink that spilt.

3. Abuse
To use wrongly or improperly.
People who suffer from abuse, have a bad life.

4. Accent
Prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
That guy’s accent is so strong.

5. Accident
An undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage.
There was an accident on the road, when I was coming home from school.

6. Accompanied
To go along or in company with; join in action.
I was accompanied by all of my friends at my birthday party.

7. Accomplishment
An act or instance of carrying into effect.
Winning head of river is such an accomplishment.

8. Accurate
Free from error or defect.
The school had accurate scores.

9. Acquaint
To make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant.
I tried to make the teacher acquaint to my writing.

10. Acquire
To come into possession or ownership of.
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11. Acres
A common variable unit of land measure.
I do not know how many aces that land is.

12. Activities
The state or quality of being active.
I do so many activities at school.

13. Acute
Sharp or severe in effect.
The edge of my bathroom is acute.

14. Adapt
To make suitable to requirements or conditions.
The dogs adapt to the whether change very quickly.

15. Adaptation
The act of adapting.
The penguins are extremely good with adaptation.

16. Adequate
As much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose.
The pool was clean because it was adequate.

17. Adjustment
The act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose.
I made an adjustment to my test.

18. Administer
To manage have executive charge of.
The administer is so intimidating.

19. Admiration
Feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
The admiration of that girl is un explainable.

20. Admit
To allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to.
I admit that she is a little bit of a weird kid.