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WO R D LI ST Read each word using the pronunciation key. abominable (ə bom´ ə nə bəl) angle (aŋ´ gəl) athlete (ath´ lēt) calorie (kal´ ə rē) congregate (koŋ´ gri gāt) denounce (di nouns´) disbelief (dis bi lēf´) − ´ siv) elusive (i loo explosion (ik splō´ zhən) − d) feud (fyoo granite (gran´ it) illicit (i lis´ it) − dish´ əs) judicious (joo mischievous (mis´ chə vəs) parody (pâr´ ə dē) − ´ pəl) pupil (pyoo reveal (ri vēl´) slogan (slō´ gən) tendon (ten´ dən) vibrate (vı̄´ brāt)
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Suffixes The suffix -ful means “full of.” careful (kâr´ fəl) (adj.) full of care or concern graceful (grās´ fəl) (adj.) having grace peaceful (pēs´ fəl) (adj.) full of peace; quiet powerful (pou´ ər fəl) (adj.) full of power successful (sək ses´ fəl) (adj.) having success thoughtful (thôt´ fəl) (adj.) full of thought; thinking
Challenge Words
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adjacent (ə jā´ sənt) customary (kus´ tə mâr ē) fickle (fik´ əl) legacy (le´ gə sē) proficient (prə fish´ ənt)
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