Priming Activities - Spelling Test:

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aisle

a passageway between areas of seating, especially in a church or

theater

2. ballet
3. beret
4. bough

a large main branch of a tree, from which smaller

branches grow

5. bouquet
6. brochure
7. champagne
8. chaperon
9. charade an absurdly false or pointless act or situation
10. chassis
11. chateau
12. chauffeur
13. chef
a professional cook, especially the principal cook in a
hotel or restaurant

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chic
Chopin
cognac

17. parfait
18. corps
19. colonel
20. corsage
21. collage
22. coup d etat
23. cupboard
24. debris
fragments of something that has been destroyed or
broken into pieces

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32.

debutante
depot
entourage
Descartes
encore
espionage
euphoria
ewe
a female sheep, especially when fully

grown

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facade
phlegm
forte
fuchsia

37. fuselage
38. garage
39. gauge
40. genre
41. gourmet
42. leopard
43. leprechaun
44. menu
45. loge
46. lingerie
47. indict
to charge somebody formally with commission
of a crime

48. meringue
49. mustache
50. oasis
51. plague
52. plebiscite
53. quay
54. queue
to form a line while waiting for
something

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rendezvous
repertoire

57. roulette
58. sachet
a small bag containing perfumed powder,
shampoo, etc.

59. schizophrenia
60. soiree
61. succumb
62. souvenir
63. suave
64. synecdoche
65. Versailles
66. vignette
67. yacht
a sailboat, often one that has living quarters and
is used for racing

68.

plaque