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 5000 Words Level 3 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse


Spelling Word: dissipate
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n. symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device


Spelling Word: emblem
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n. one who executes or performs; doer


Spelling Word: executor
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a. not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning  


Spelling Word: figurative
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v. decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something  


Spelling Word: formulate
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v. decorate with ornamental appendages


Spelling Word: garnish
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v. slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner


Spelling Word: glide
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n. revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone


Spelling Word: grindstone
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v. flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display


Spelling Word: gush
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a. without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy


Spelling Word: hapless