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a. Syn. acute; incisive
acute; incisive; sharp ; express grief verbally


Spelling Word: keen
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n.
delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets


Spelling Word: lace
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v. Syn. delay; drag
delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind


Spelling Word: lag
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a. Syn. weak; sluggish
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness


Spelling Word: languid
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a.
relaxing; emollient; softening


Spelling Word: lenient
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n.
reading and writing; ability to read and write


Spelling Word: literacy
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v.
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of body


Spelling Word: maim
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n. Syn. craze; madness
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action


Spelling Word: mania
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a. Syn. evident; visible; obvious; apparent
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious


Spelling Word: manifest
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a. Syn. ordinary; commonplace; average
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace


Spelling Word: mediocre