(7th Grade) List #8
Spelling List. Pretest is Tuesday.
  1. scissors
  2. fragile
  3. congestion
  4. digestion
  5. infraction
  6. incision
  7. appetite
  8. competition
  9. insignia
  10. critique
  11. hypocrite
  12. decisive
  13. perpetual
  14. designate
  15. criticism
  16. resolve
  17. memorabilia
  18. memoir
  19. physician
  20. physiology
  21. assistant
  22. soluble
  23. dissolve
 ROOTS.
  • cis = ___ 
  • gest = ___ 
  • crit = ___ 
  • sig = ____ 
  • phys = ___ 
  • solv = ___ 
  • mem = ___ 
  • frac/frag = ___ 

Across 
2. Very careful; going by your conscience.
3. To struggle clumsily or wildly.
7. Silly, mad, insane.
9. Wander aimlessly.
10. Partying and celebration.
Down 
1. To move about busily.
2. An encyclopedia of knowledge.
4. Usefulness, effectiveness.
5. Interfere.
6. A spiral pattern.
8. Enough, sufficient.
Vocabulary. Due Wednesday. flounder, conscientious, meddle, efficacy, revelry, whorl, meander, bustle, ample, compendium, daft
 
  1. He was always very c___________ about doing his homework just right every time.
  2. We m____________(ed) slowly along the trail, enjoying the beautiful scenery.
  3. The miller thought Beetle was d_________ and talking to herself.
  4. On New Year's Eve, the wild r____________ lasts most of the night.
  5. Please mind your own business, and don't m________ in the business of others.
  6. They say that remedy works, but nobody has tested its e___________ in treating a cold.
  7. The patterns of w____________(s) and swirls on your fingertips are unique.
  8. Please don't be late; leave yourself a_________ time to get here before it starts.
  9. The assistant b__________(ed) around the room, pretending to be helpful.
  10. The book was a c______________ of all the author's best stories.
  11. He didn't know how to do the job he was assigned, and he f__________(ed) around for a few days before he asked for help.