Spelling/Vocab. #24

Let’s learn these words!

1. Freight

•A. noun - goods or cargo carried by a ship, train, etc.

•B. verb – to send or ship goods by ship, train, etc.

2. Receipt

•A. Noun -a piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something

3. Yield

•A. Verb - to produce a result, answer, or piece of information: Our research has only recently begun to yield important results.

•B. Verb - to allow other traffic on a bigger road to go first

4. Review

• A. Noun - a careful examination of a situation or process

• B. Verb - to look again at something you have studied, such as notes, reports etc

5. Belief

•A. Noun - the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists

6. Eighty

•A. The number 80

7. Brief

•A. Adjective – continuing for a short time.

8. Ceiling

•A. Noun – the inner surface of the top part of a room.

9. Neither

•A. Not one or the other of two people or things.

10. Foreign

•A. Adjective – from or relating to a place that is not your own.

11. shield

• A. Noun - a piece of equipment made of strong plastic, used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds

• B. Verb - to protect someone or something from being harmed or damaged

12. diesel

•A. Noun - a type of heavy oil used instead of petrol in engines, especially in trucks, buses, and trains

13.Reign

•A. Noun – the period when someone is king, queen, or emperor.

•B. Verb – to rule a group as king, queen, or emperor.

14. Fiery

•A. Adjective – red or orange, and looking like fire.

•B. Adjective – becoming angry or excited very quickly.

15. Conceit

•A. Noun - an attitude that shows you have too high an opinion of your own abilities or importance

16. Veil

• A. Noun - a thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces at formal occasions or for religious reasons

17. Grief

•A. Noun - extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died

18. Relieve

•A. Verb – to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings.

19. Seize

• A. Verb - to take hold of something suddenly and violently

• B. Verb - to take control of a place suddenly and quickly, using military force

20. Leisure

•A. Noun - time when you are not working or studying and can relax and do things you enjoy