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 4000 CAE (S) - Spelling Practices
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a. in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude


Spelling Word: savage
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n. landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country


Spelling Word: scenery
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n. the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace


Spelling Word: serenity
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v. become smaller or draw together; compress


Spelling Word: shrink
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v. hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter


Spelling Word: shroud
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v. go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise


Spelling Word: sidle
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v. be turned or inclined from a right line or level; lie obliquely; slope; turn from a direct line


Spelling Word: slant
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a. wet, to spatter easily; muddy; lack of care or precision


Spelling Word: sloppy
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n. state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place


Spelling Word: solitude
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a. wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable


Spelling Word: spacious