Mrs. Bartlett's 5th grade class

We will be taking a break from spelling and vocab for the next several week while we complete a book report. 

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Week of 3/24

1. contradict – to say the opposite of something someone else has said; to deny the truth of something.

2. dictation – the act of speaking words that someone writes down or that a machine records; the act of dictating words.

3. dictator – a person who rules a country with total authority, often in a cruel or brutal way.

4. predict – to say what will or might happen in the future.

5. verdict – the decision made by a jury in a trial; a judgement or opinion about something.

6. neonatal – of, relating to, or taking care of babies in the first month after birth.

7. neoclassical – relating to a style of art or architecture like the ones found in ancient Greece or Rome.

8. televise – to broadcast something by television.

9. telecommunication – the technology of sending and receiving signals, images, etc. over long distances by telephone, television, satellite, etc.

10. telescope – a device shaped like a long tube that you look through in order to see things that are far away.

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Week of 3/31

1. geographic – of or relating to the natural features, population, industries, etc. of a region.

2. geography – the natural features, population, industries, etc. of a region.

3. geologist – a person that studies rocks and soil in order to learn about he history of the earth.

4. geology – the science dealing with the earth’s history as recorded in rocks and layers of soil; the rocks, land, and processes of land formation of a particular area.

5. geoponics – the art or science of agriculture.

6. abstain – to choose not to do or have something.

7. abdicate – to leave the position of being a king or queen; to fail to do what is required by a duty or responsibility.

8. abnormal – different from what is normal or average; unusual especially in a way that causes problems.

9. dysfunctional – the condition of having poor and unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people; the state of being unable to function in a normal way.

10. dyslexia - A condition in the brain that makes it hard for a person to read, write, and spell.