Abeka Spelling 9th grade spelling quiz 11

jeweler

Dad took Mom's wedding ring to the jeweler to have the prongs repaired.

aggressor

interceding

Acting between parties with a view to working out differences

predictable

because natural disasters are not easily predictable, it is difficult to prepare for them.

preference

A choice; first choice; something preferred

formidable

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

permissible

allowable

suscept ____

suscept(ible)

contempt_____

contempt(ible)

conceiv_____

conceiv(able)

collaps_____

collaps(ible)

inevit_____

inevit(able)

forlorn

lonesome, desolate, forsaken

defensive

shielding, protective

repress

quell, check, curb

chasten

correct through discipline

grimace

a facial contortion expressing pain or disgust

dumbfounded

struck speechless, astonished

naïve

inexperienced, unsophisticated, trusting

hierarchy

a system of successively ranked persons