11th Grade Spelling Words With Definition
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| abashed |      |
v. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
Trotwood Copperfield, said Mr. Dick, a little abashed.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 14. MY AUNT MAKES UP HER MIND ABOUT ME
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 14. MY AUNT MAKES UP HER MIND ABOUT ME
I was abashed at having made so great a mistake, and was glad to change the subject.
Amy came in hastily, and looked rather abashed when she saw her sisters all waiting for her.
| ably | |
ad. with competence; in a competent capable manner
| aboveboard | |
a. without concealment or deception; honest
| absence | |
n. state of being absent; state of being away
After another absence, he again returned.
Their happiness was not decreased by the absence of summer.
As if his absence quickened something within her Daisy leaned forward again, her voice glowing and singing.
| absolute | |
a. perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
He received me with absolute enthusiasm.
You remind me of a--of a rose, an absolute rose.
I will go back as soon as I can stir: I need not make an absolute fool of myself.
| absorption | |
n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
They saw miles of the city which they had never known in their days of absorption in college.
Lily started from her attitude of absorption; her smile faded and she began to move toward the lane.
The room was full of women and girls, all too much engaged in the rapid absorption of tea and pie to remark her entrance.
| abundant | |
a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
Of this preparation a tolerably abundant plateful was apportioned to each pupil.
I had allowed him such abundant time; I thought he might have had an apoplectic fit.
I had abundant occupation for my thoughts, in every conspicuous landmark on the road.
| accent | |
n. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note; distinctive manner of oral expression
They speak with the broadest accent of the district.
On perceiving me, the stranger addressed me in English, although with a foreign accent.
He would talk in a cheerful accent, with an expression of goodness that bestowed pleasure even upon me.
| accentuate | |
v. emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent
She did not want to display her condition in this poorly fitting black dress which accentuated rather than hid her figure.
She was a slender, small-breasted girl, with an erect carriage which she accentuated by throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet.
| accidentally | |
ad. inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
Edna had discovered it accidentally one day when the high-board gate stood ajar.
She put her hand accidentally upon the tapestry near her, and then sprang back, feeling quite startled.
Because the greatest necessity for so doing would seem to be, when in feeding he accidentally takes in water.
| accommodation | |
n. living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
This is mere commercial accommodation.
I could not help glancing round, in search of the accommodation remaining for Mr. and Mrs. Traddles.
The letter was from this gentleman himself, and written in the true spirit of friendly accommodation.
| accompaniment | |
n. act of accompanying someone or something
Love was only a minor accompaniment.
Then, to the accompaniment of the band, the colonel himself danced with Petritsky.
There was the occasional sound of music, of mandolins, sufficiently removed to be an agreeable accompaniment rather than an interruption to the conversation.
| achievement | |
n. feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
It was a grand achievement, and I prized it highly.
Her unlooked-for achievement was the subject of wonder, applause, and admiration.
Under the glitter of their opportunities she saw the poverty of their achievement.
| acquaintance | |
n. personal knowledge or information about someone or something
I turned again to my new acquaintance.
I made the pleasure of his acquaintance just after the war.
Pearl saw, and gazed intently, but never sought to make acquaintance.
| adage | |
n. wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
| administration | |
n. management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
Was Under-Secretary for the colonies in a late administration.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
The forcible administration of poison is by no means a new thing in criminal annals.
Misuse of public funds, waste and corruption had reached such proportions during his administration that the edifice was toppling of its own weight.
| adolescent | |
n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
She preened, approving her adolescence.
| aegis | |
n. kindly endorsement and guidance; armor plate that protects the chest
| aeronautics | |
n. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
| affability | |
n. a disposition to be friendly and approachable, easy to talk to
This occasion shall not entirely pass without that affability on your part.
I rather expected, from my knowledge of her affability, that it would happen.
Lady Catherine was reckoned proud by many people he knew, but he had never seen anything but affability in her.
| affront | |
n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
He took the matter as an affront to him.
They did not want to affront this mad woman.
In this heat every extra gesture was an affront to the common store of life.
| afterthought | |
n. an addition that was not included in the original plan; thinking again about a choice previously made
As yet she had no afterthought.
An afterthought brought me back, when I had quitted the court.
He knew she had accepted without afterthought: he could never be a factor in her calculations, and there was a surprise, a refreshment almost, in the spontaneity of her consent.
| agape | |
n. a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship; selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications
His mouth was agape in yokel fashion.
Now, for some space the revellers stood agape, unable to understand all that had been done in such haste.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By A. Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
As I stood agape, I saw a little red spark go drifting across a gap of starlight between the branches, and vanish.
| aggressive | |
a. making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
He was a tall, handsome, swarthy fellow, clad in a suit of gray flannel, with a Panama hat, a bristling black beard, and a great, aggressive hooked nose, and flourishing a cane as he walked.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
He was utterly lacking in the aggressiveness needed in these new bitter times.
Moreover, I hold him that deems himself the best of you, bound to answer to me with his body for this aggression on my freedom.
| agriculture | |
n. practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
After all, the sanitation and the agriculture of to-day are still in the rudimentary stage.
He was writing now a new chapter on the causes of the present disastrous condition of agriculture in Russia.
There were no hedges, no signs of proprietary rights, no evidences of agriculture; the whole earth had become a garden.
| alienable | |
a. transferable to another owner; able to be transferred to new ownership
There was only a small part of his estate that Sir Walter could dispose of; but had every acre been alienable, it would have made no difference.
For three years the Federal government had been trying to impose alien ideas and an alien rule upon Georgia and, with an army to enforce its commands, it had largely succeeded.
Though nominally included in the census of Christendom, he was still an alien to it.
| allay | |
v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
He had to pretend to be drunk in order to allay the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
They were of sobering tendency; they allayed agitation; they composed, and consequently must make her happier.
"I've been allays used to horses," said Tom.
| alliteration | |
n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry
| amalgam | |
n. a combination or blend of diverse things; an alloy of mercury with another metal, usually silver, used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
| amateur | |
a. nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
It was only to fight as an amateur.
Even the Thespians who gave amateur plays once a month clamored for her.
Mr. Rochester is an amateur of the decided and eccentric: Grace is eccentric at least.
| ambassador | |
n. authorized messenger or representative
The Grand Duchess positively wanted to show the new helmet to the ambassador.
It was in this hall that Harold returned the magnanimous answer to the ambassador of his rebel brother.
Up comes the Grand Duchess with some ambassador or other, and, as ill-luck would have it, she begins talking to him about the new helmets.
| amenable | |
a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
The child could not be made amenable to rules.
Everything in her surroundings ministered to feelings of ease and amenity.
I say again,' said my aunt, 'nobody knows what that man's mind is except myself; and he's the most amenable and friendly creature in existence.
| analogous | |
a. comparable in certain respects; similar or alike
But it is only found on the sinister side, which has an ill effect, giving its owner something analogous to the aspect of a clumsy left-handed man.
To make them run easily and swiftly, the axles of carriages are anointed; and for much the same purpose, some whalers perform an analogous operation upon their boat; they grease the bottom.
Not with the brightness natural to cheerful youth, but with uncertain, eager, doubtful flashes, which had something painful in them, analogous to the changes on a blind face groping its way.
| analysis | |
n. study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
On the whole, I by no means recognized the analysis, but thought it not worth disputing.
Deceit, according to him, was an impossibility in the case of one trained to observation and analysis.
| analyze | |
v. discover or reveal something through detailed examination; diagnose; examine
Unanalytical she was trying to analyze now and with no success.
I stood for five minutes thinking the business over, and trying to analyze my impressions.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
Context Highlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
Though caught unawares, the blockader made a graceful bow--too graceful, thought Scarlett, trying to analyze it.
| animation | |
n. act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive.
A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch.
Again Sam vanished; and mystery, animation, expectation rose to full flow once more.
It gave her all the animation that her spirits could boast; for she was in no cheerful humour.
| annexation | |
n. the formal act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation; incorporation by joining or uniting
"We will not quarrel for the greater share of blame annexed to that evening," said Elizabeth.
As to all that," rejoined Sir Walter coolly, "supposing I were induced to let my house, I have by no means made up my mind as to the privileges to be annexed to it.
| annual | |
a. occurring once every year; payable once every year
I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 12. LIKING LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT NO BETTER, I FO...
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 12. LIKING LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT NO BETTER, I FO...
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness.
| anonymous | |
a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
| aperture | |
n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
My eye was quickly at the aperture.
He remained motionless and pensive, his eyes fixed on the gloomy aperture that was open at his feet.
The aperture of the rock had been closed with stones, then this stucco had been applied, and painted to imitate granite.
| apparatus | |
n. a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
Henry saw this, and had removed all my apparatus from my view.
I was at first inclined to associate it with the sanitary apparatus of these people.
He seemed a galvanizing apparatus, too, charged with a grim mechanical substitute for the tender young imaginations that were to be stormed away.
| application | |
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
On the stairs I encountered Wemmick, who was coming down, after an unsuccessful application of his knuckles to my door.
I did not quite perceive the application of this fact to myself, but I smiled on Mrs. Crupp, as benignly as was in my power.
My uncle is not pleased with the idea of a military career in a distant country, but Ernest never had your powers of application.
| appropriate | |
v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
The word was appropriate to the moment.
The suggestion is not appropriate to our Dora.
And your mother has brought on herself a most appropriate punishment.
| appropriation | |
n. funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
And your mother has brought on herself a most appropriate punishment.
I cannot describe the delight I felt when I learned the ideas appropriated to each of these sounds and was able to pronounce them.
He was left with his singularly appropriate education; the vague contour of Jay Gatsby had filled out to the substantiality of a man.
| approximately | |
ad. nearly correct or exact; close in value or amount but not precise; about; roughly
Carol gazed with a polite approximation to interest at Mr. Dashaway, a tan person with a wide mouth.
One foot in the shortened stirrup and the other leg crooked about the pommel in an approximation of a side saddle, she set out across the fields toward Mimosa, steeling herself to find it burned.
| aquaplane | |
n. a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water
| archbishop | |
n. a bishop of highest rank
| ardently | |
ad. very enthusiastically or passionately
I ardently desired the acquisition of knowledge.
This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it.
I ardently desired to understand them, and bent every faculty towards that purpose, but found it utterly impossible.
| ardor | |
n. intense feeling of love; feelings of great warmth and intensity
They evoke no ardor in the male breast.
If only he had the gallantry and ardor of the Tarleton boys or even the coarse impudence of Rhett Butler.
From fire to oil was a natural transition for burned fingers, and Amy fell to painting with undiminished ardor.
| arrangement | |
n. composition; plans or preparations for a future event
We come next, to mere details of arrangement.
The arrangement lasted five years during which the boat went three times around the continent.
Elinor submitted to the arrangement which counteracted her wishes with less reluctance than she had expected to feel.
| artisan | |
n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
The tradesman was put to his trade and the artisan to his calling.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
And in an incredibly short time the Pontellier house was turned over to the artisans.
I can therefore show no attention to strangers, nor suppliants, nor to people who say that they are skilled artisans, but am all the time broken-hearted about Ulysses.
| ascend | |
v. go up or climb; rise through the air; mount
I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the torturing flames.
I have believed it was much easier to descend from the whole to a part than to ascend from a part to the whole.
They ascend into the heavens; they have discovered how the blood circulates, and the nature of the air we breathe.
| assertive | |
a. positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory
Master Heathcliff, much irritated, asserted her relation was false.
Her body asserted itself with a restless movement of her knee, and she stood up.
It asserted its own tranquillity, which seemed a pledge of equal quiet to its former inhabitant.
| assess | |
v. estimate value; judge worth of something
| association | |
n. connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
It was a halt, too, in my association with his affairs.
He saw that this association was a mere anchor to save him from self-contempt.
I laughingly expressed my satisfaction, but I must confess that I thought this association of ideas significant.
| athirst | |
a. very eager to get something; extremely desirous
There weekly arrive in this town scores of green Vermonters and New Hampshire men, all athirst for gain and glory in the fishery.
Should you ever be athirst in the great American desert, try this experiment, if your caravan happen to be supplied with a metaphysical professor.
| auditory | |
a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
| axiom | |
n. self-evident truth requiring no proof
You know, Scarlett, money ill come by never comes to good and this house is proof of the axiom.
Although Oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature.
My aunt is full of copy-book axioms, but they were all meant to apply to conduct in the early fifties.
| bailiwick | |
n. the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction; a branch of knowledge
| bane | |
n. something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
| bankruptcy | |
n. state of being unable to pay your debts
That deposit may be at any moment withdrawn, and if I had employed it for another purpose, I should bring on me a disgraceful bankruptcy.
I do not despise bankruptcies, believe me, but they must be those which enrich, not those which ruin.
| banter | |
n. good-humored, playful conversation
She smiled as she spoke, letting her eyes rest on his in a way that took the edge from her banter and made him suddenly malleable to her will.
He bantered her, telling what fine dresses and fine furniture they would have.
She laughed and bantered him a little, remembering too late that she should have been dignified and reserved.