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5th Grade Master Spelling List
Week 27 - Spelling and Definitions
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7th Grade
03/26/2018

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Term
piano
Definition
a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed. The strings' vibration is stopped by dampers when the keys are released, and it can be regulated for length and volume by two or three pedals.
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violin
Definition
a stringed musical instrument of treble pitch, played with a horsehair bow. The classical European violin was developed in the 16th century. It has four strings and a body of characteristic rounded shape, narrowed at the middle and with two f-shaped sound holes.
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France
Definition
in Western Europe, encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches. Paris, its capital, is famed for its fashion houses, classical art museums including the Louvre and monuments like the Eiffel Tower.
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repeated
Definition
done or occurring again several times in the same way.
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column
Definition
an upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.
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western
Definition
situated in the west, or directed toward or facing the west.
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trumpet
Definition
a brass musical instrument with a flared bell and a bright, penetrating tone. The modern instrument has the tubing looped to form a straight-sided coil, with three valves.
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plural
Definition
(of a word or form) denoting more than one, or (in languages with dual number) more than two.
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various
Definition
different from one another; of different kinds or sorts.
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oblique
Definition
neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting.
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oblong
Definition
an object or flat figure in an elongated rectangle or oval shape.
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obstruct
Definition
block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.
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obsessed
Definition
preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent.
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oblige
Definition
make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
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misconception
Definition
a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding.
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unevenly
Definition
in a manner that is not regular or consistent.
Term
humidity
Definition
the state or quality of being humid.
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contrast
Definition
the state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association.
Term
convection
Definition
the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
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obnoxious
Definition
extremely unpleasant.
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environment
Definition
the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
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