Spelling - Unit 5 Words (More Long "i" Words)

UNIT 5 - SPELLING WORDS (More Long “i” Words)

*definitions from Word Central

1. bright: adj. giving off or filled with much light; very clear or vivid in color; intelligent or cheerful; bright, shining, brilliant, radiant.

2. mild: adj. gentle in nature or behavior; not strong in action or effect; not sharp, spicy, or bitter; not severe (such as in temperature)

3. sight: n. something that is seen, spectacle; something that is worth seeing; something that is funny or messy; the process or function of seeing; the space over which a person can see “a ship came into sight”; aspiration; sight for sore eyes. v. to get or catch sight of.

4. pie: n. a dish consisting of a pastry crust and a filling (as of fruit or meat).

5. shin/y: adj. having a smooth glossy surface.

6. mind: n. the state of remembering or of being remembered, memory, recollection; the part of a person that feels, perceives, thinks, wills, and especially reasons; intention or desire; the normal or healthy condition; one’s view or opinion about something “speak your mind.” v. to remember, to pay attention or heed; to obey; to be careful about; to take charge of.

7. tie: n. a line, ribbon, or cord used for fastening, uniting, or drawing something closed; a structural part holding two pieces together; one of the cross supports to which railroad rails are fastened; a bond of kinship or affection “family ties”; in music a curved line joining two musical notes; a contest that ends in an equal score; a piece of fabric used with a suit. v. to fasten, attach, or close by means of a tie; to form a knot or bow in; to limit the freedom or actions of “responsibilities tied us down”; to make or have an equal score.

8. pi/lot: n. a person who steers a ship; a person qualified to guide a ship into or out of a port; someone who provides guidance and direction, a leader; one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft. v. to act as a pilot or guide. adj. serving as a guiding or tracing device “a pilot study.”

9. might: helping verb. past tense of “may” used as a helping verb to express permission; possibly; a present condition that does not in fact exist.

10. lie: v. to be in, stay in, or take up a horizontal position; to stay in hiding or in ambush; to be spread flat so as to cover; to have direction; to make a statement one knows to be untrue, to give a false idea. n. the position in which something lies; something said or done in the hope of deceiving.

11. tight: adj. so close in structure as not to allow something to pass through; fixed very firmly in place; not slack or loose, fitting too closely; difficult to get through or out of; firm in control; very closely packed or compressed; low in supply or scare. adv. in a tight manner, so as to be tight; in a deep and uninterrupted manner, soundly.

12. blind: adj. sightless, having less than 1/10 normal vision in the best eye even with the aid of glasses; lacking in judgment or understanding; something made or done without the sight or knowledge that could provide guidance or cause bias “a blind taste test.” v. to make blind, to dazzle; to take judgment or understanding away from. n. a device to prevent sight or keep out of light; a hiding place for hunters or wildlife observers.

13. fight: n. an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings, or in outer space; the distance covered in a flight; a scheduled airplane trip; a group of similar things flying through the air together; a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another; an act or instance of running away.

14. die: v. to stop living, to expire; to pass out of existence or to come to an end; to disappear or lessen gradually; to wish eagerly or desperately; to be completely overcome with emotion “almost died of embarrassment”; to stop functioning. n. a small cube marked with stops and thrown in games (singular to dice)

15. find: v. to meet with someone or something by chance; to come upon by searching, study, or effort; to obtain by effort or management; to make a decision; to know by experience; to gain or regain the use of.

n. something found, especially a valuable.

16. night: n. the time between dusk and dawn when there is no sunlight, nightfall; the darkness of night. “night owl” and “night crawler”

17. si/lent: adj. not speaking; tending to not say much; free from sound or noise, still; done or felt without speaking; making no mention not active in running a business. “the silent treatment”

18. fright/en/ing: v. to make afraid, to terrify; to drive away or out by frightening; to become frightened.

**19. dis/tant: adj. separated in space or time; away from; being at a great distance, far-off; not close in relationship “a distant cousin”; cold, unfriendly.

**20. as/tron/o/mer: n. a person who studies astronomy (the science of outer space and their sizes, motions, and composition).

**21. con/stel/la/tion: n. a group of stars the form a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its form or a mythological figure; astronomers divided the sky into 88 “groups”

**22. ob/serve: v. to act in agreement with, to obey; to celebrate or honor with special events or customs “to observe the sabbath day”; to watch carefully; to make scientific observation of; to come to understand or know by thinking about facts

**23. im/a/gin/a/tion: n. the ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful; the action of forming new ideas, images, or concepts; things that are not necessarily known; the act, process, or power of forming a mental picture of something not present or something not yet known or experienced; creative ability; a creation of the mind.

EXTRA WORDS

stud/y: v. to try to learn something; the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge

(like learning about WWII). Synonyms: to learn, to educate, to school.

ex/am/ine: v. to look at or check carefully; to inspect something or someone in detail to determine

their nature or condition; to test the knowledge (or proficiency) of someone by answering questions or performing tasks.

mi/cro/scope: n. a device (optical instrument) that makes very small objects look larger; typically magnified

several hundred times based upon the lens (or lenses) used. Ex’s: mineral samples, animal and plant cells.

sci/en/tist: n. someone who observes and discovers facts about nature and the universe; a person who is

studying or has expert knowledge of the natural physical sciences.

ex/per/i/ment: n. a test to find out something; a scientific procedure completed to make a discovery, test

a hypothesis, or to demonstrate a known fact. v. to perform a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory.