Spelling / Vocabulary List 16
Directions: You will be responsible for knowing how to spell all 20 words on this
list. However, you will only be required to know the definitions of the
ten words listed at the bottom.
1. pause
2. autopsy
3. audition
4. viewpoint
5. groove
6. council
7. pounce
8. woodland
9. compound
10. outnumbered
11. appoint – assign a job or role to someone
12. exhaust – to drain or use up all your energy
13. avoidance – the act of avoiding or keeping away from
14. convoy – a group of ships or vehicles traveling together
15. royalty – people of royal blood or status
16. authority – the power or right to give orders and make decisions
17. bamboo – the hollow stem of a bamboo plant, used as a cane or to make furniture
18. boundary – a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line
19. statehood – the status of being a state of the US
20. livelihood – a means of securing the necessities of life