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n. an animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that others have discarded


Spelling Word: scavenger
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v. create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material


Spelling Word: sculpt
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n. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something


Spelling Word: slice
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n. low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction


Spelling Word: slipper
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n. laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals


Spelling Word: sloth
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v. cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to


Spelling Word: soothe
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a. fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt


Spelling Word: speedy
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a. not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull


Spelling Word: stagnant
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v. pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings


Spelling Word: sting
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a. magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious


Spelling Word: sumptuous