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 4000 CELPIP (P Q) - Spelling Practices
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n. benefactor; regular customer


Spelling Word: patron
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n. small smooth rounded rock


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n. lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time


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n. a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive


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v. have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for


Spelling Word: pine
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n. someone who writes plays


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v. make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter


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a. having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons


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n. section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole


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n. metallic or earthen vessel  for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, or for plant


Spelling Word: pot