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 Group 2 - Spelling Practices
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition


Spelling Word: antithesis
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name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy


Spelling Word: appellation
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tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees


Spelling Word: arboreal
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dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants


Spelling Word: arid
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language


Spelling Word: articulate
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sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate


Spelling Word: asperity
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seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end


Spelling Word: aspire
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assault; attack with or as if with violent blows


Spelling Word: assail
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denying existence of God; godless


Spelling Word: atheistic
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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment


Spelling Word: attrition