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 4000 CAE (A) - Spelling Practices
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a. rubbing away; tending to grind down


Spelling Word: abrasive
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n. an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event


Spelling Word: accident
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v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family


Spelling Word: adopt
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n. items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered


Spelling Word: agenda
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n. one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations


Spelling Word: agent
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a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person


Spelling Word: alien
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n. hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances


Spelling Word: allergy
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a. having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name


Spelling Word: anonymous
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n. organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form


Spelling Word: antenna
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n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge


Spelling Word: appeal