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a. sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious


Spelling Word: dulcet
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n. crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person


Spelling Word: effigy
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a. short-lived; enduring a very short time


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n. representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article


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v. increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate


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a. high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious


Spelling Word: exuberant
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n. excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause


Spelling Word: fanaticism
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v. block legislation by making long speeches


Spelling Word: filibuster
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n. originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water


Spelling Word: frigate
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n. a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles


Spelling Word: fume