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Grade 7 SPELLING – EASY

gnat /’ næt/
noun

A small fly that bites people and animals.

“That gnat left a mark on my right shoulder.”

Reference: English for Today’s World, Tomas, Frederick

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Olongapo Wesley School, Inc. Grade 7 SPELLING – AVERAGE

savvy /ˈsavē/
verb

understand; to know the meaning of (something, such as the words that someone is saying

"Charley would savvy what to do about such a girl"

Reference: English of the New Generation, Del Mundo, Wilma, et.al.

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Olongapo Wesley School, Inc. Grade 8 SPELLING – EASY

sari /’sӓr-ē/
noun

A long piece of cloth that is wrapped around the body and head or shoulder and worn by women in
Southern Asia.

“And your women with red sari fill their pitchers from the river and carry them on their heads.”

Reference: English of the New Generation 8, Del Mundo, Wilma D., et.al.
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Olongapo Wesley School, Inc. Grade 8 SPELLING – AVERAGE

quiche /’kēsh/
verb

A pie made with eggs, milk, cheese and vegetables or meat.

"The cook made a delicious quiche during the banquet."

Reference: English of the New Generation 8, Del Mundo, Wilma, et.al.

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Olongapo Wesley School, Inc. Grade 9 SPELLING – EASY

taut /’tȯt/
adjective

Very tight from being pulled or stretched; firm and strong; very tense

“The book is a taut thriller.”

Reference: English for Today’s World, Tomas, Frederick

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Olongapo Wesley School, Inc. Grade 9 SPELLING – AVERAGE

cognac /’kȯn- yak/

noun

A kind of brandy that is made in France.

“The French cognac tastes good, indeed a pleasure!”

Reference: English for Today’s World, Tomas, Frederick

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Olongapo Wesley School, Inc. Grade 10 SPELLING – EASY

buckwheat /’bək-hwēt/
noun

A plant cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop.

“Buckwheat may be one of the healthiest foods you're not eating.”

Reference: Language in World Literature, Abaradar, Theresa et.al.

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Olongapo Wesley School, Inc. Grade 10 SPELLING – AVERAGE

burgher /’bərɡər/
noun

A citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie.

'The poem is not the sort of thing the sturdy burghers of Manchester would wish to read'.

Reference: Language in World Literature, Abaradar, Theresa et.al.

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