Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
Quick Access Resources:
Print PDF Quiz/Test Online Study
 4000 Duolingo (P Q) - Spelling Practices
Word List   Previous   Next    
Read [Esc] (1)
n. field covered with grass; meadow


Spelling Word: pasture
Read [Esc] (2)
a. special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre


Spelling Word: peculiar
Read [Esc] (3)
a. insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive


Spelling Word: perceptive
Read [Esc] (4)
n. endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action


Spelling Word: perseverance
Read [Esc] (5)
v. cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition


Spelling Word: pervert
Read [Esc] (6)
a. checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical


Spelling Word: plumb
Read [Esc] (7)
n. the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances


Spelling Word: plumber
Read [Esc] (8)
n. concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities


Spelling Word: practicality
Read [Esc] (9)
a. prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory


Spelling Word: preliminary
Read [Esc] (10)
n. essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality


Spelling Word: prose