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 4000 CAE (P Q) - Spelling Practices
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a. lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice


Spelling Word: passive
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n. the science which treats diseases, their nature, causes, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition


Spelling Word: pathology
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n. unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs  


Spelling Word: persecution
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a. not genuine or real; counterfeit; not honest or truthful; deceptive


Spelling Word: phony
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n. the intensely luminous surface of a star, especially the sun


Spelling Word: photosphere
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n. penetration; hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it


Spelling Word: piercing
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a. very drunk; covered with a coat of plaster; made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance


Spelling Word: plastered
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a. flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable


Spelling Word: pliant
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a. full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through


Spelling Word: porous
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a. later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind


Spelling Word: posterior