2. List 2015 A, 201-225 Click once to hear the word and read information about the word. Spell the word to yourself Click again to check your spelling

3. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to French to English. noun Setting; environment The loud rock concert was not Rigo’s normal ____. milieu 201

4. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Greek to Latin to English. noun A fragrant garden flower. Haziel planted a ____ next to his house. hyacinth 202

5. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to French to English. adjective Having an established place to live. Xochitl became ____ in Calumet City after a year of travel in South America. domiciled 203

6. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Urdu and Hindi to English. adjective Cheap. Jorge changed ____ junk into beautiful furniture. chintzy 204

7. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from German to Anglo-French to English. noun Something that precedes and foreshadows what is about to come. The darkening clouds were a ____ of the coming storm. harbinger 205

8. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to English. adjective Falling apart or becoming a ruin because of neglect. Zelmo bought the ____ car with the intent of fixing it up to look like new again. dilapidated 206

9. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from German to English. noun The spirit of the time. The ____ of out time seems to be communicating by digital media more than speaking face to face. zeitgeist 207

10. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This is from Latin to English. adjective Talking too much. Gustavo’s ____ nature sometimes caused a problem for him in the classroom. loquacious 208

11. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Russian to English noun A large tract of land that is usually flat with few trees. The hunter explored the ____ looking for lions. steppe 209 This word has a homonym

12. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to English. verb To give a general outline of someting. Posters on the wall ____ the school rules, but the student handbook gives all the details. adumbrate 210

13. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Greek to Latin to English. noun Repeating ideas or words that mean the same thing. “8:00 a.m. in the morning” is a ____ because “a.m.” and “morning” mean the same thing. tautology 211

14. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from German to English. noun A person who succeeds in something difficult at a young age. Mozart, a famous _____, wrote complicated music at the age of five. wunderkind 212

15. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to Anglo-French to English. noun An excess supply of something. Flora was confused by the ____ of color choices at the paint store. surfeit 213

16. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from French to English. verb To make an exploratory survey or inspection of something. Cristobal was asked to get there ahead of time to ____ for a good place to eat. reconnoiter 214

17. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Ukrainian to Yiddish to English. noun A potato pancake. Johann prefers his ____ with apple sauce. latke 215

18. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to French to English. noun Fencing with a heavier sword. Sergio prefers fencing ____ because the target on the body is bigger. épée 216

19. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Spanish to English. noun A very long mountain system. The Andean ____ extends all along the west coast of South America. cordillera 217

20. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to English plus and English combining form. noun Mental emptiness; lack of ideas; lack of intelligence. Zaria apologized for her earlier ____, saying she has plenty of ideas now that she is rested. vacuousness 218

21. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Greek to Latin to English. noun A remedy for all things; a cure-all. Yuyi believes that technology is the ____ for all the world’s problems. panacea 219

22. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to French to English. noun Accessories; subordinate parts. City rules require that all swimming pools and all pool ____ be located at least eight feet from any property line. appurtenances 220

23. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is an eponym from an American place name plus an alteration of an Old English word. Proper noun; trademark material used for vinyl coated fabrics. Esperanza her next couch to be covered with leather instead of ____. naugahyde 221

24. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Arabic to English noun A steppe region bordering the Sahara. The restaurants wonderful food was able to ____ the slow service. sahel 222

25. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from an Italian name. adjective Relating to the idea that a ruler should use any means to keep a strong government. The governor was accused of being ____ in his tactics used to stay in power. Machiavellian 223

26. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to English. adjective Imperfectly formed; disordered. The author explained that his writing often starts out as ____ notes. inchoate 224

27. Click here to hear the word again. Hit “Enter” to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to English adjective A lack of courage marked by mean-spirited timidness. Evita could not believe Desley’s ____ desertion during the fight to control the TV remote control. pusillanimous 225

28. Open file Spell2015_A_226_250 to practice the next 25 words on the list.