Theme 3, Week 3

Shannon M. (United States of America)
This week's story is "The Challenge." Spelling words have endings and suffixes. In some words, the final e is dropped to add the ending, while in other words, the final e remains intact. Study your word list to ensure proficiency following this spelling rule!
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  1. graceful
    characterized by beauty of movement, style, or form
  2. divided
    separated into parts or pieces
  3. advanced
    situated ahead or going before
  4. privately
    kept private or confined to those closely concerned
  5. replacement
    the act of substituting one person or thing for another
  6. excitement
    the state of being emotionally worked up
  7. adorable
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  8. heaving
    the act of lifting something with great effort
  9. forgiveness
    the act of excusing a mistake or offense
  10. barely
    in a sparse or scanty way
  11. forceful
    characterized by power or strength
  12. scarcely
    only a very short time before
  13. blame
    an accusation that one is responsible for some misdeed
  14. entirely
    to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
  15. usable
    capable of being put to use
  16. sincerely
    without pretense
  17. amusement
    an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
  18. lifeless
    no longer living
  19. mileage
    distance measured in miles
  20. manageable
    capable of being controlled
  21. breathless
    not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
  22. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  23. valuable
    having worth or merit
  24. retirement
    the state of being withdrawn from one's business
  25. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
  26. deflated
    brought low in spirit
  27. disciplined
    exhibiting self-control and obeying the rules
  28. consecutively
    happening one right after another without gaps or interruption
  29. silhouette
    a filled-in drawing of the outline of an object
  30. refinement
    the result of improving something
Created on Fri Jan 14 21:04:32 EST 2011

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