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 4000 CELPIP (L M) - Spelling Practices
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v. grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply


Spelling Word: lament
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n. a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force


Spelling Word: lever
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v. bound or obliged in law or equity


Spelling Word: liable
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n. a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair


Spelling Word: liaison
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a. knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature


Spelling Word: literary
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n. state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; the arrival of the time fixed for payment


Spelling Word: maturity
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n. danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate


Spelling Word: menace
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a. dirty; unorganized; disorderly; unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve


Spelling Word: messy
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a. habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering


Spelling Word: migrant
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v. treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of


Spelling Word: mock