Scripps 2016-2017 3rd grade spelling words

paint

The process or art , in a picture, as a protective coating, or as decoration
Liquid

soul

spirit

banana

A fruit shaped like a cresent

frown

angry face

temper

mood, heat or cold

burst

Poped loudly

hungry

wanting to eat something

riddle

questions

porch

#NAME?

silver

kind of metal

untidy

not clean

curved

bended

leaky

permitting fluid to leak in or out

interact

to act upon one another

sturdy

strong

chatter

to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct <squirrels chattered angrily>
2
: to talk idly, incessantly, or fast
3
a : to click repeatedly or uncontrollably <teeth chattering with cold> b : to vibrate rapidly in cutt

bakery

place where people bake bread

darkest

devoid or partially devoid of light

feast

a : an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet b (1) : something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment <a visual feast> (2) : abundance, profusion <an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan

dollars

money

might

past of may

subject

one that is placed under authority or control: as
a department of knowledge or learning

dishes

plates

partly

part

forward

opposite of backward

strange

weird

hitched

catching car

rather

this or that

puzzles

to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally; also : to exert (as oneself) over such a problem or situation <they puzzled their wits to find a solution>
2
archaic : complicate

sign

a motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made knownb : signal
2ac : a fundamental linguistic unit that designates an object or relation or has a purely syntactic function <signs include words, morphemes, and punctuation>

pebbles

small stones

married

united, joined

chamber

room

flicker

to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
2
: to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light <a candle flickering in the window>
3
: to appear briefly

onion

vegetable

arcade

game room

London

city

pounce

jumping

shrill

to utter or emit an acute piercing sound

mayor

an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough

farewell

get along well �used interjectionally to or by one departing

young

not old

supplies

to add as a supplement
2
[Middle French souploier, alteration of soupplier] a : to provide for : satisfy <laws by which the material wants of men are supplied � Bulletin of Bates College>b : to make available for use : provide <supplied the necessary fund

beginning

start

vacation

time off

skateboard

: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts

poem

1: a composition in verse
2; something suggesting a poem (as in expressiveness, lyricism, or formal grace) <the house we stayed in ... was itself a poem � H. J. Laski>

snoozing

to take a nap : doze

lotion

a liquid preparation for cosmetic or external medicinal use

prevented

archaic a : to be in readiness for (as an occasion) b : to meet or satisfy in advance c : to act ahead of d : to go or arrive before

smirk

to smile in an affected or smug manner : simper

destiny

something to which a person or thing is destined : fortune <

monkeys

a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers; especially : any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes

studio

a : the working place of a painter, sculptor, or photographerb : a place for the study of an art (as dancing, singing, or acting)

nifty

very good : very attractive : fine

Janitor

one who keeps the premises of a building (as an apartment or office) clean, tends the heating system, and makes minor repairs

pottery

1
: a place where clayware is made and fired
2
a : the art or craft of the potter b : the manufacture of clayware

wonderful

exciting wonder : marvelous, astonishing

square

an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles

belief

1
: a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing
2
: something believed; especially : a tenet or body of tenets held by a group
3
: conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenom

contract

1
a : a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties; especially : one legally enforceable b : a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price <make parts on contract> c : the act of marriage or an agreement to marr

anteater

: any of several mammals that feed largely or entirely on ants or termites: as a : any of a family (Myrmecophagidae) of New World edentates with a long narrow snout, a long tongue, and large salivary glands that includes the giant anteater and tamandua

pouring

1
a : to cause to flow in a stream b : to dispense from a container <poured drinks for everyone>
2
: to supply or produce freely or copiously

lantern

a usually portable protective case for a light with transparent openings

subtracting

to take away by or as if by deducting

portable

capable of being carried or moved about

twine

a strong string of two or more strands twisted together

estate

: state, condition
2
: social standing or rank especially of a high order
3: a social or political class; specifically : one of the great classes (as the nobility, the clergy, and the commons) formerly vested with distinct political powers
4: a landed pro

umbrella

a collapsible shade for protection against weather consisting of fabric stretched over hinged ribs radiating from a central pole

timidly

lacking in courage or self-confidence

observe

: to conform one's action or practice to (as a law, rite, or condition) : comply with
2
: to inspect or take note of as an augury, omen, or presage
3
: to celebrate or solemnize (as a ceremony or festival) in a customary or accepted way
4
a : to watch car

trance

: stupor, daze
2
: a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity
3
: a state of profound abstraction or absorption

elderly

old people

liquid

water

deadline

: a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot
2
a : a date or time before which something must be done b : the time after which copy is not accepted for a particular issue of a publication

country

: an indefinite usually extended expanse of land : region <miles of open country>
2
a : the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship b : a political state or nation or its territory
3
a : the people of a state or district

flexible

capable of being flexed : pliant
2
: yielding to influence : tractable

promote

a : to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise b : to change (a pawn) into a piece in chess by moving to the eighth rank c : to advance (a student) from one grade to the next higher grade

massive

huge

bronze

brown color metal

climbed

going up

teaspoon

Tsp.

balance

: an instrument for weighing: as a : a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends b : a device that uses the elasticity of a spiral spring for measuring weight or force
2
: a means of judging or de

knitting

work done or being done by one that knits

merely

happy

furnish

to provide with what is needed; especially : to equip with furniture

passage

a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes b : a corridor or lobby giving access to the different rooms or parts of a building or apartment

complaints

: expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction
2
a : something that is the cause or subject of protest or outcry b : a bodily ailment or disease
3
: a formal allegation against a party

thunderbolt

a : a single discharge of lightning with the accompanying thunderb : an imaginary elongated mass cast as a missile to earth in the lightning flash
2
a : a person or thing that resembles lightning in suddenness, effectiveness, or destructive powerb : a veh

nonsense

a : words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas b (1) : language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense (2) : an instance of absurd action

mansion

big house

laundry

dirty clothes

available

present or ready for immediate use

lodging

a place to live

portions

1
: an individual's part or share of something: as a : a share received by gift or inheritance b : dowry c : enough food especially of one kind to serve one person at one meal
2
: an individual's lot, fate, or fortune : one's share of good and evil
3
: an

gallant

1: a young man of fashion
2 a : ladies' man b : suitor c : paramour
a : splendid, stately <a gallant ship> b : spirited, brave <gallant efforts against the enemy> c : nobly chivalrous and often self-sacrificing
3
: courteously and elaborately attentive es

veins

a narrow water channel in rock or earth or in ice b (1) : lode 2 (2) : a bed of useful mineral matter c : lode 3
2
: blood vessel;

mountain

a : a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill b : an elongated ridge

whistling

sharp sound from your lips

voyage

an act or instance of traveling : journey
2
: a course or period of traveling by other than land routes