Spelling Quiz Number Four (Using Sound)

Click on each of the speaker icons and write the word that is spoken, properly spelled, of course, in the space provided. When you click on Submit Application at the end of the exercise, the computer will return a scored version of the quiz (you'll have to click on OK in the Javascript Alert again). Take your time, but if you look up the words, a hand will reach out of the monitor and tweak your nose.

Most of the definitions given here are excerpts from those found in the online Merriam-Webster's WWWebster Dictionary. Used with permission.

1. 
government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority

2. 
marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity

3. 
accomplished in a way that is carried through to completion, marked by full detail

4. 
the communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words

5. 
a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence

6. 
attended by or causing suffering; calamitous

7. 
one who has executive oversight and charge

8. 
persistent annoyance

9. 
capable and worthy of being observed

10. 
to stress, to place stress upon

11. 
consisting of great numbers of units or individuals

12. 
having achieved a favorable or desired outcome

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