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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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a. marked by precise accordance with details


Spelling Word: punctilious
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a. suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious


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n. reasoning; the act of concluding from premises


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v. attack with abusive language; vilify


Spelling Word: revile
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n. lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy


Spelling Word: sluggard
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n. nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name


Spelling Word: sobriquet
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a. occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time


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v. replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another


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v. overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of


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a. peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing


Spelling Word: tangential