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Spelling List 5-21

5-21 Spelling List

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11. chill 1.  unpleasant coldness:  feel a sudden chill.   2.  unpleasantly cold.  3. make or become cold.  4.  a sudden coldness of the body with shivering:  I caught a chill yesterday and today I have a fever.  5.  cold in manner; unfriendly:  a chill greeting.
12. charming very pleasant; able to charm.
13. rancher person who owns, manages, or works on a ranch.
14. champion 1.  person, animal, or thing that wins first place in a game or contest.  2.  that has won first place; ahead of all others.  3. person who fights or speaks for another; person who defends a cause.  4. fight for; speak in behalf of; defend:  All his life he has championed freedom.
15. chuckle 1. laugh to yourself.  2.  a soft laugh; quiet laughter.
16. thrust 1.  push with force.  2.  a push with force.   3.  stab; pierce:  thrust a knife into an apple.  4.  a stab.   5.  put forth; extend.  6.  an attack.  7.  the push exerted by the rotation of a propeller, that causes a ship, airplane, etc., to move.
17. shabby 1.  much worn:  this old suit looks shabby.  2.  wearing old or much worn clothes:  a shabby beggar.  3.  poor or neglected; run-down:  a shabby old house.  4.  not generous; mean; unfair: a shabby way to treat a friend. 
18. thrill 1.  a shivering, excited feeling:  I get a thrill from seeing a parade.  2.  have or give a shivering, excited feeling:  The story thrilled us.
19. cheap 1.  costing little.  2.  costing less than it is worth.  3.  charging low prices.  4.  costing little effort; easily obtained.  5.  of little value; not worth respect; common:  cheap jokes.
20. thistle plant with a prickly stalk and leaves and usually with purple flowers.