Week 1 Spelling Definitions and Sentences

1.abandon:
To leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert:
To Abandon a child is very naughty.

2.absorb:
To suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up:
To absorb water.

3.abuse:
To use wrongly or improperly; misuse:
To abuse the privillage of having an ipod

4.accent:
Prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
Maisie has an accent

5.accident:
An undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss
It was an accident that the tv fell over.

6.accompanied:
To go along or in company with; join in action
I accompanied my mum to the doctor.

7.accomplishment:
An act or instance of carrying into effect
It felt so good and i felt accomplished when i finished my homework.

8.accurate:
Free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact
The speeling list had to be accurate.

9.acquaint:
To make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant
To acquaint the teacher with our plan

10.acquire:
To come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own
I acquire a phone case.

11.acres:
A common variable unit of land measure, now equal in the U.S. and Great Britain to 43,560 square feet or 1/640 square mile
The farm was on so many acres.

12.activities:
The state or quality of being active
We can do so many activties now we have made bunk beds.

13.acute:
Sharp or severe in effect; intense
The pain was very acute.

14.adapt:
To make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly
To adapt to the new changes will be hard.

15.adaptation:
The act of adapting
The adaptation wasnt acctually that hard.

16.adequate:
As much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit
The dress was adequate for the party.

17.adjustment:
The act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose
The adjustments on the dress made it so much better.

18.administer:
To manage (affairs, a government, etc.)
The administer was very friendly.

19.admiration:
A feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval
The feeling of admiration by my friends was great.

20.admit:
To allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to
To be admited you had to be 16.