Double Sided Cards: 8th Grade Spelling Words Worksheet (1)

n. an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc.
n. a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job

acceptable

a. satisfactory and able to be agreed to or approved of
a. just good enough, but not very good

accessible

a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

acclaim

v. applaud; give public approval and praise

accommodate

v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable

accompanist

n. a person who provides musical accompaniment, usually on a piano

accomplice

n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

accomplishment

n. achievement or fulfillment; something that is successful after a lot of work or effort

accountant

n. one who maintains and audits business accounts

acquittal

n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

adherent

n. one who strongly supports something; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adolescence

n. state of growing up from childhood to adult; transitional period between youth and maturity

adventurous

a. willing to try new or difficult things; willing to engage in adventures

advertise

v. give notice to; make something known in public, especially to sell it

algebra

n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations

alternate

a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

amphibian

a. able to live both on land and in water

ancestor

n. a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor

ancient

a. of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time

antecedent

n. someone from whom you are descended, but usually more remote than a grandparent
n. a word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to

anthropology

n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

appreciate

v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

apprentice

n. works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner

aqueduct

n. a structure for carrying water across land, especially one like bridge that carries pipes or a canal across a valley

asterisk

n. a symbol (*) shaped like a star

asteroid

n. small planet; one of many large rocks that circle the sun

astrology

n. study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people

astronomer

n. a physicist who studies astronomy

astronomical

a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

astronomy

n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

attendant

n. aide or servant; someone whose job is to help others in a particular situation

audible

a. heard or perceptible by the ear

audience

n. group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, or speaking

audit

v. make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report

audition

v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

auditorium

n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
n. a large public building where meetings and concerts are held

aural

a. relating to hearing or the ear

auxiliary

a. giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing

bachelor

n. the first or lowest academic degree from colleges
n. unmarried man

bacteria

n. very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases

badminton

n. a sport in which two or four people hit a light object with feathers over a high net

bagel

n. a type of bread that is small, hard, and in the shape of a ring

bayou

n. an area of slowly moving water at the side of the main river

beige

n. a light greyish brown color

bicentennial

n. the 200th anniversary, or the celebration of it

bicycle

n. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

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