Spelling Flashcards
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regard with disgust and hatred
“professional tax preparers abhor a flat tax because it would dry up their business”
abhor
extremely bad; appalling.
“the quality of her work is abysmal”
abysmal
fit in with the wishes or needs of.
“any language must accommodate new concepts”
accommodate
a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
acquaintance
ready or likely to attack or confront;
aggressive
acceptable
“the tea was all right”
all right
alright is not a word
deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
“an anomalous situation”
anomalous
a person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
appellant
relating to the regions around the North Pole.
arctic
an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.
argument
a person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters.
attorney
causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience.
“he had put her in a very awkward situation”
awkward
a large body of troops ready for battle
battalion
a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year
calendar
a round or cylindrical container, typically one made of metal, used for storing such things as food, chemicals, or rolls of film.
canister
ka-ri-bi-n
Caribbean
firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It is more widespread in the infant skeleton, being replaced by bone during growth.
cartilage
an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
census
chi-lay
Chile
a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis
chlorophyll
(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
“they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy”
coherent
the quality of being logical and consistent.
“this raises further questions on the coherence of state policy”
coherence
co-lom-be-a
Colombia
the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.
“the company’s commitment to quality”
commitment