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 5000 Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter


Spelling Word: dross
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a. pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm


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a. fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor


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n. conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion


Spelling Word: fermentation
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v. steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust


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n. a long narrow opening; long narrow depression in a surface


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v. try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to


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n. trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face


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v. mock; laugh at with contempt and derision


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a. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight


Spelling Word: hermetic