Spelling Lesson 23 (Grade 7)

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cylinder

Back 1

1. A hollow or solid object shaped like a tube or pipe.
2. The chamber in which a piston moves back and forth, as in an engine or pump.

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gauge

Back 2

1. A standard or scale of measurement.
2. Any of a large number of devices or instruments used in making measurements or indicating measured values.

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circuit

Back 3

1. A closed path through which an electric current flows or may flow.
2. A connection of electrical or electronic parts or devices intended to accomplish some purpose.

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guarantee

Back 4

A promise or assurance, such as one given by a manufacturer as to the quality or durability of a product.

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vacuum

Back 5

To clean with a vacuum cleaner.

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livelihood

Back 6

A persons means of support; a living.

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nuisance

Back 7

A source of inconvenience; a bother.

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prior

Back 8

Preceding in time or order.

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consequence

Back 9

Something that follows from an action or condition; result.

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tongue

Back 10

A fleshy, muscular organ, attached in most vertebrates to the bottom of the mouth, that is the main organ of taste, moves to aid in chewing and swallowing, and, in human beings, acts in speech.

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asthma

Back 11

A chronic disease that is often allergy-related. Its chief symptom is tightness of the chest with coughing and difficulty in breathing.

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tortoise

Back 12

A turtle, especially one that lives on land.

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biscuit

Back 13

1. A small, flaky cake of bread leavened with baking powder or soda.
2. A cookie.

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beige

Back 14

Light grayish or yellowish brown.

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scholar

Back 15

A person of great learning.

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campaign

Back 16

Organized activity to attain some political, social, or commercial goal.

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bureau

Back 17

A chest of drawers.

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bough

Back 18

A large branch of a tree.

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emperor

Back 19

A male ruler of an empire.

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raspberry

Back 20

A sweet, many-seeded berry that grows on a prickly plant with long, wooden stems.

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carburetor

Back 21

A part of a gasoline engine that vaporizes or atomizes the gasoline and mixes it with air in such a way that it will burn properly.

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quandary

Back 22

A condition of uncertainly or doubt; a dilemma.

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gaiety

Back 23

The condidtion of being gay or merry; cheerfulness.

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meringue

Back 24

A mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites, and sugar, often used as a topping for cakes and pies.

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bayou

Back 25

A sluggish, marshy body of water connected with a river or lake and common in the southern United States.