Spelling Workout H Lesson 16

spiritual

1. relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. 2. relating to religion or religious belief. 3. a religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the southern US, and thought to derive from the combination of European hymns and African musical elements by black slaves.

conspiracy

a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful

disrespect

lack of respect or courtesy

inspiration

1 : divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him or her to receive and communicate sacred revelation 2 : the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions ; the act of influencing or suggesting opinions 3 : the act of drawing in specifically : the drawing of air into the lungs

exclusive

1 : excluding or having power to exclude ;limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group 2 : excluding others from participation 3 : accepting or soliciting only a socially restricted patronage (as of the upper class)

expire

1 : to breathe one's last breath : to die 2 : to come to an end; to exceed its period of validity 3 : to pass its expiration date, such as perishable food

speculate

To form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence

exclude

To leave out; to keep from being a part of.

perspective

a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance

spectacle

a visually striking performance or display

matron

an older married woman

expectation

an outcome or event that a person anticipates or looks forward to

maternal

characteristic of a mother

seclusion

isolation from others, solitude

matrimony

state of being married

inspection

the act of examining or reviewing

maternity

the state of being a mother; motherhood

preclude

to make impossible, prevent, shut out

transpired

to occur; happen; take place (transpire)

including

used for saying that a person or thing is part of a particular group or amount