Spelling practice: tall and short group June 29 Chat

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  1. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
    I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.
  2. immediately
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
    We really ought to leave immediately.
  3. swiftly
    in a swift manner
    Walking swiftly, he was at the station within minutes.
  4. assembly
    a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
    She has been tipped as a future member of the Welsh Assembly.
  5. overnight
    during or for the length of one night
    The book was an overnight success.
  6. growth
    changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    The rapid growth of opposition to the plan has surprised the council.
  7. spurt
    gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
    Shares of the jewellery-store chain spurted $6.
  8. hastily
    in a hurried manner
    "He's looks good for his age. Not that 55 is old, " she hastily added.
  9. speedily
    with rapid movements
    The problem was speedily solved.
  10. promptly
    with little or no delay
    We try to answer readers' letters as promptly as we can.
  11. coop
    an enclosure made of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
    I feel like I've been cooped up in this flat for days.
  12. rapidly
    with quick movements
  13. briefly
    for a short time
    We chatted briefly about the weather.
  14. corporation
    a business firm recognized by law as a single body
    She didn't want to work for a big corporation where everything was so impersonal.
  15. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
    Light travels at the highest achievable velocity in the universe.
  16. faction
    a dissenting clique
    the left-wing faction of the party
  17. contain
    hold or have within
    The allegations contained in this report are very serious.
  18. shallow
    lacking physical depth
    She told her children to stay in the shallow end.
  19. depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
    There are very few fish at depths (= distances below the surface) below 3000 metres.
  20. skyscraper
    a very tall building with many stories
  21. high
    being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation
    It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide.
  22. height
    distance from the base of something to its top
    The sheer height of New York's skyscrapers is so impressive.
  23. petite
    very small
    She was dark and petite, as all his wives had been.
  24. long
    primarily spatial sense
    I've been waiting a long time .
  25. length
    the linear extent in space from one end to the other
    The boat is ten metres in length.
  26. multistoried
    having more than one story
    a multistoried apartment block
  27. large
    above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude
    We've made good progress, but there's still a large amount of work to be done.
  28. width
    the extent of something from side to side
    It is 5 metres in width.
  29. horizontal
    parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
    Draw a horizontal line across the bottom of the page.
  30. vertical
    at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
    She looked over the cliff and found she was standing at the edge of a vertical drop .
  31. long-legged
    having long legs
  32. obese
    excessively large
  33. statuesque
    suggestive of a sculpture representing a human or animal
    A statuesque woman is attractively tall and large.
  34. diminutive
    very small
    He's a diminutive figure, less than five feet tall.
  35. slim
    being of delicate or slender build
    She's got a lovely slim figure.
  36. dwarf
    a person who is markedly small
    You can grow dwarf conifers in pots on the patio.
  37. stature
    the height of a standing person
    His red hair and short stature made him easy to recognize.
  38. council
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
  39. diminutive
    very small
    He's a diminutive figure, less than five feet tall.
  40. horizontal
    parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
    Draw a horizontal line across the bottom of the page.
  41. vertical
    at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
    She looked over the cliff and found she was standing at the edge of a vertical drop .
  42. skyscraper
    a very tall building with many stories
  43. sky-high
    to a very high level
Created on Sat Jul 03 13:18:33 EDT 2010 (updated Mon Jul 05 10:06:56 EDT 2010)

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