ESSAY: SHORT STORY Here is your goal for this assignment:

Use newly acquired vocabulary when composing a short story

Write a short story. See how many of the listed words you can include. Type the listed words you used in your story in all capitals. Your short story should be at least 600 words long. Share your story with a friend.

SPELLING WORDS
acquire to gain possession of; to get by one's own efforts
arctic of, near, or characteristic of the polar regions; frigid
arrangement the act or process of putting things in order
eighth the number appearing between the seventh and ninth
exhausted worn out completely; tired
exhilarate to make cheerful, elate; to invigorate, stimulate
government the administration of public policy in a political unit
indebtedness the state of owing something to another
inhibition the state of restraining or holding back or preventing
isthmus a narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land
lightning a large-scale, high-tension, natural electric discharge in the atmosphere
maligned slandered, defamed, spoken evil of
mathematician a person skilled in mathematics
mortgage a temporary and conditional pledge of property to a creditor as a security for a debt
pneumonia an acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs
poignant appealing to the emotions; touching, affecting
psychology the science of mental processes or behavior
rhyme a word that sounds like another in its final syllable
scissors a cutting implement of two blades and loop handles
solemn deeply earnest; serious, grave
undoubtedly without question, undisputedly
writ
e to twist or squirm as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment