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n. support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column


Spelling Word: backbone
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n. official prohibition; decree that prohibits something


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n. leader of a dance band; a musician who leads a band of musicians


Spelling Word: bandleader
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ad. just; only; hardly; scarcely


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a. desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


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n. obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit


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n. quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together


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n. explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air


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a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


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a. having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive


Spelling Word: blunt