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Spelling Words for Unit 19
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5th Grade
01/13/2017

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Term


approximate

 

(ap-prox-i-mate)

Definition



nearly correct or exact

Term

 


approximation

(ap-prox-i-ma-tion)

Definition

 

 

an estimate or figure that is not intended to be exact

Term


Celebrate

(cel-e-brate)

Definition


to observe (a holiday or important occasion) in some special way

Term


celebration

(cel-e-bra-tion)

Definition

 

to do something special or enjoyable for an important event, occasion, holiday, etc.

Term

 

frustrate

(frus-trate)

Definition


to cause to feel angry or discouraged 

Term

 

frustration

(frus-tra-tion)

Definition

 

 something that causes feelings of anger and annoyance

Term

 

donate

(do-nate)

Definition



to give as a way of helping people in need

Term

 


donation

(do-na-tion)

Definition



the making of an especially charitable gift

Term


depress

(de-press)

Definition



 to make sad or discouraged

Term


depression

(de-pres-sion)

Definition

1a feeling of sadness

2an act of pressing down

3a period of low activity in business with much unemployment

Term

 

profess

(pro-fess)

Definition

 


 to declare openly  

Term


profession

(pro-fes-sion)

Definition

an occupation (as medicine, law, or teaching) that is not mechanical or agricultural and that requires special education 

 

Term

 

recess

(re-cess)

Definition


a brief period for relaxation between work periods

Term

 

recession

(re-ces-sion)

Definition



a period of reduced business activity

Term

 liberal

(lib-er-al)


(liber+al)

 

Definition



 not stingy

Term

 liberty

(lib-er-ty)


(liber+ty)

 

Definition



freedom to do as desired

Term

 liberate

(lib-er-ate)


(liber+ate)

 

Definition



 to set free

Term

auctioneer

(auc-tio-neer)


(auction+eer)


 

Definition



a person who runs an auction

Term

engineer

(en-gi-neer)

 

(engin-e+eer)

Definition

a person who designs and builds machinery or technical equipment : 

a person who studies or works in a branch of engineering

Term

musketeer

(mus-ke-teer)

 

(musket+eer)

Definition



a soldier armed with a musket

Term


anxious

(anx-ious)

Definition


afraid or nervous about what may happen

Term

 

precious

(pre-cious)

Definition



greatly loved or valued

Term

 

delicious

(di-li-cious)

Definition



giving great pleasure especially to the taste or smell

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