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 4000 CAE (B) - Spelling Practices
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n. handrail, especially on a staircase


Spelling Word: banister
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n. flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page


Spelling Word: banner
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n. sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark


Spelling Word: barb
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n. gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help


Spelling Word: benefactor
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a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being


Spelling Word: beneficial
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n. yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper


Spelling Word: bile
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n. invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu


Spelling Word: bill
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n. act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God


Spelling Word: blasphemy
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n. something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot


Spelling Word: blur
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v. dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly


Spelling Word: bolt