150 Words Every Eighth Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 1

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  1. conscious
    having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
  2. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  3. considerable
    large in number, amount, extent, or degree
  4. colonel
    a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
  5. religious
    having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
  6. council
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
  7. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  8. parliament
    a legislative assembly in certain countries
  9. necessity
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
  10. capable
    having ability
  11. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  12. arrangement
    an orderly grouping considered as a unit
  13. characteristic
    typical or distinctive
  14. lieutenant
    a commissioned military officer
  15. accustomed
    commonly used or practiced; usual
Created on Tue Jun 03 19:27:48 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jul 11 10:56:57 EDT 2025)

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