Word Work Unit

5
Stems (Week One-quiz:
December 2nd)
1.cred = believe
2.miss = send
3.cide = kill
4.dict = say
5.bell = war
Vocabulary Words & Definitions (Week Two-quiz:
December 9th)
1.
Credible possible to believe; deserving belief
2.
Incredible too strange or unlikely to be believed
3.
Mission a task that is assigned or begun
4.
Missile an object (stone, arrow, bullet or rocket) that
is dropped, thrown, shot or launched usually so as to strike
something at a distance
5.
Herbicide a chemical substance used to destroy the
growth of plants (ex. weeds)
6.
Pesticide a substance used to destroy pests
7.
Contradict to deny the truth of a statement; say the
opposite of what someone else has said
8.
Dictate 1) to speak or read for someone else to write
down 2) to say or state with authority
9.
Rebel 1) fighting against ones government 2) not
obeying 3) a person who refuses to give in to authority
10. Rebellion 1) open opposition to authority 2) an open
fight against ones government

Spelling (Week Three-quiz: December 16th)

Students will be expected to spell each of the above
vocabulary words.