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BMMS-LA6-L24
6th Grade Spelling Lesson 24
| Spelling Lesson 24 | Definitions Spelling L24 |
|---|---|
| prison | a place in which people found guilty of a crime must stay for a certain period of time |
| linen | Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc. |
| palace | The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for ceremony and reception. |
| climate | The condition of a place in relation to various phenomena of the atmosphere, as temperature, moisture, etc., especially as they affect animal or vegetable life. |
| talent | Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; |
| novel | A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life. That which is new or unusual. |
| treason | The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; |
| comic | Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy. |
| token | A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir. |
| weapon | The means or instrument with which one contends against another. |
| gopher | One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidae. |
| pleasant | Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive. Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable. |
| siren | A mermaid. An instrument for producing musical tones |
| frigid | Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; icy; cold. |
| spiral | Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring. |
| damage | Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief. |
| motel | A place where people stay, a residence while on a trip. |
| pilot | One who flies, or is qualified to fly, a balloon, an airship, a flying machine or sea going vessel. |
| placid | Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle. |
| profit | To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance. |
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