Saturday, December 1, 2012

VOCABULARY for Test on Monday, December 3

Here are the "agreed upon" definitions for the 9 spelling words you will have to match with their definitions:

testament:  written instructions telling what to do with a person's property
     after he/she dies

league:  a unit of measurement for distance, equal to about 3 miles

caravel:  a small, fast sailing ship of the 15th century

uncharted:  not mapped

reckoned:  counted or calculated (as in math)

amplitude:  abundance; more than enough

commencement:  a beginning or start

stationery:  writing materials such as paper and envelopes (remember:
     to write a letter you use stationery

stationary:  not movable;  staying in one place