Spelling Words AGAIN

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Spelling Words (AGAIN)

• Rule Rhyme i before e except after c
• -Use i before e except after c or when saying
  ay as in neighbor and weigh
• i before e except after c or ay
• believe receive height
• siege ceiling their
• thief conceited vein
• relief deceive feisty

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Spectrum

• Definition a broad range of varied but related
  ideas or objects, the individual features of
  which tend to overlap so as to form a continuous
  series or sequence
• Example The political spectrum ranges from very
  liberal to very conservative.

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Technique

• Definition skill ability to apply procedures or
  methods so as to effect a desired result
• Example The surfers technique was something the
  judges had never seen before.

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Undulate

• Definition to move in a wave-like fashion
  display a smooth rising-and-falling or
  side-to-side alternation of movement
• Example The Jell-O undulates every time the
  refrigerator
• door opens.

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Vacillate

• Definition to sway unsteadily waver waver in
  opinion indecisive
• Example He vacillated with the decision of
  whether or not to go to the party.

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Wretched

• Definition very unfortunate in condition or
  circumstances miserable mean
• Example The wretched old woman would not give
  the children any candy on Halloween.

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Analogy

• Definition a similarity between like features of
  two things, on which a comparison may be based
• Example These 5th
• graders are making
• an analogy between
• objects used at
• school.

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Boisterous

• Definition rowdy unrestrained rough and noisy
  loud
• Example Being boisterous
• is a good thing, as long as
• you know when to calm
• down.

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Commemorate

• Definition to serve as a memorial or reminder
  of to honor the memory of by some observance
• Example The United States
• commemorates 9/11 with
• a moment of silence each year.

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Despondent

• Definition feeling or showing profound
  hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom
  
• Example The despondent teenager would not
  respond to her parents, much less anyone else.

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Exult

• Definition to show or feel a lively or
  triumphant joy rejoice exceedingly be highly
  elated or jubilant
• Example They exulted in their victory.

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Story Starter

• The despondent teenager vacillated between
  telling her parents what was happening or
  continuing to keep it to herself.