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n. the most important or necessary part of something
n. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained


Spelling Word: basis
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n. an outstanding example of its kind
n. a very attractive or seductive looking woman


Spelling Word: beauty
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n. a person who founds or establishes some institution
n. someone new to a field or activity


Spelling Word: beginner
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n. low-lying alluvial land near a river
n. a depression forming the ground under a body of water


Spelling Word: bottom
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n. a tight-fitting headdress
v. restrict the number or amount of


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n. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
n. a large and stately mansion


Spelling Word: castle
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n. a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
n. the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual


Spelling Word: celebration
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a. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
a. pleasing or delighting


Spelling Word: charming
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n. a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
n. erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States


Spelling Word: cheese
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a. showing inventiveness and skill
a. mentally quick and resourceful


Spelling Word: clever