Q3 Spelling words 1-3

• Achievement - something that has been done or achieved through effort: a result of hard work
• Adolescent - a young person who is developing into an adult
• Bizarre - very unusual or strange
• Bona fide - real or genuine
• Cordially - politely pleasant and friendly
• Mileage - distance traveled in miles by a vehicle; benefit or use over a period of time
• Nuisance - a person, thing, or situation that is annoying or that causes trouble or problems
• Plight - a very bad or difficult situation
• Receipt - a piece of paper on which the things that you buy or the services that you pay for are listed with the total amount paid and the prices for each
• Scarcity - a minimal supply
• Acre - a measure of land area in the U.S. and Britain that equals 4,840 square yards (about 4,047 square meters)
• Ascendency - a position of power in which someone can control or influence other people
• Camouflage - to hide (something) by covering it up or making it harder to see
• Campaign - an organized course of action to achieve a goal.
• Epitome - an example that represents or expresses something very well
• Facade - a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation
• Frontier - a border between two countries
• Guarantee - a promise that something will happen or be done
• Mortgage - a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property (such as a house) and pays back the money over a period of years
• Ricochet - to bounce off a surface and continue moving in a different direction
• Chaperone - an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior
• Entourage - a group of people who go with and assist an important person
• Maneuver - a clever or skillful action or movement
• Mediocre - of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate
• Plateau - a period when something does not increase or advance any further
• Profession - a type of job that requires special education, training, or skill
• Recruit - to find suitable people and get them to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc.
• Rendezvous - a meeting with someone that is arranged for a particular time and place and that is often secret
• Souvenir - something that is kept as a reminder of a place you have visited, an event you have been to, etc.
• Suave - behaving in a relaxed, confident, and pleasant way in social situations
• Acknowledge - to say that you accept or do not deny the truth or existence of (something)
• Antagonize - to cause (someone) to feel hostile or angry; to irritate or upset (someone)
• Deceitful - not honest; making or trying to make someone believe something that is not true
• Dwindle - to gradually become smaller
• Elated - very happy and excited
• Inconceivable - impossible to imagine or believe
• Ingenious - very smart or clever
• Lenient - allowing a lot of freedom and not punishing bad behavior in a strong way; not harsh, severe, or strict
• Liaison - a person who helps organizations or groups to work together and provide information to each other
• Tranquil - quiet and peaceful