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Spelling Words Test 5
507 Spelling Words
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10/05/2005

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Term
biscuit
Definition
a small thin sweet crisp cake, in any of numerous varieties or flavours, etc. N Amer equivalent cookie;
Term
beginning
Definition
the point or occasion at which something begins.
Term
belief
Definition
a firm opinion.

a principle or idea, etc accepted as true, especially without proof
Term
believe
Definition
to accept what is said by someone as true

to think, assume or suppose
Term
beneficial
Definition
having good results or benefits; advantageous.
Term
benefit
Definition
advantage or sake

to do good to someone.

to gain an advantage or receive something good from it or as a result of it.
Term
boundaries
Definition
1. A line or border marking the farthest limit of an area, etc.

Thesaurus: border, verge, edge, fringe, frontier, limit, perimeter, demarcation, circumference, periphery; Antonym: centre, core.

2. A final or outer limit, often an immaterial limit, to anything.

3. The marked limits of a cricket field.
Term
business
Definition
a shop, firm or commercial company, etc.

an affair or matter

the buying and selling of goods and services. Also called commerce, trade.
Term
calendar
Definition
length and divisions of the year.any system by which the beginning, length and divisions of the year are fixed.

a booklet, chart or an adjustable device, that shows the beginning,
Term
camouflage
Definition
any device or means of disguising or concealing a person or animal, or of deceiving an adversary, especially by adopting the colour, texture, etc, of natural surroundings or backgrounds.
Term
candidate
Definition
someone who is competing with others for a job, prize, parliamentary seat, etc.

someone taking an examination.
Term
Caribbean
Definition
1. Belonging or relating to the part of the Atlantic and its islands between the West Indies and Central and S America, or its inhabitants.
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category
Definition
a group of things, people or concepts classed together because of some quality or qualities they have in common.
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cemetery
Definition
a burial ground for the dead, especially one that is not attached to a church.
Term
challenge
Definition
to call on someone to settle a matter by any sort of contest
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changeable
Definition
1. Inclined or liable to change often; fickle.

Thesaurus: capricious, erratic, fickle, variable, mercurial, mutable, protean, volatile, unstable, vacillating; Antonym: reliable, predictable.
2. Able to be changed.
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