Spelling Unit 1

1. a floating platform made out of materials such as logs
5. a stick of colored wax
6. a time before the present
8. to slow, stop, or prevent for a time
9. a sharp edge part of cutting
12. a place for keeping people who are waiting for trial or are serving sentences for a crime
14. a hard, usually clear substance that breaks easily
16. filled with fear
17. a discolored mark
18. the act of selling

2. something that really happened or that really exists
3. to fasten or be attached at the upper end only
4. done by slight of hand and other tricks to produce entertaining and baffling result
7. not fresh
10. a pipe or channel by which liquid is drained off
11. to utter aloud
13. to fill with surprise or wonder
14. a color made by mixing black and white
15. a slice of meat