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 4000 CAE (P Q) - Spelling Practices
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n. apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept


Spelling Word: pantry
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v. pierce; go through; permeate


Spelling Word: penetrate
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n. an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history


Spelling Word: period
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a. everlasting; continuing without interruption


Spelling Word: perpetual
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a. lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of


Spelling Word: persistent
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n. action or manner of throwing something


Spelling Word: pitch
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n. any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament or painting pictures upon


Spelling Word: plaque
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v. dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place


Spelling Word: plunge
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a. happening or done after a surgical operation


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v. fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong


Spelling Word: precipitate