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n. Syn. honor
give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor


Spelling Word: salute
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ad. Syn. hardly; barely
hardly; barely; only just


Spelling Word: scarcely
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v. Syn. sprinkle; disseminate; spread
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions


Spelling Word: scatter
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n.
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern


Spelling Word: sequence
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v. Syn. denote; mean; indicate
denote; mean; indicate


Spelling Word: signify
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v.
pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts


Spelling Word: skim
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n. Syn. defamation
defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone


Spelling Word: slander
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n. Syn. slit
broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; position of employment


Spelling Word: slot
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a. Syn. wide; large; sizable
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable


Spelling Word: spacious
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a. Syn. rotary; curled
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in shape of a coil


Spelling Word: spiral