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 Group 2 - Spelling Practices
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/'ɛdɪfaɪ/ v. Syn. instruct
instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement


Spelling Word: edify
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/ɪn'dʒɛndə(r)/ v. Syn. cause; produce
cause; bring into existence; give rise to


Spelling Word: engender
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/ɒn'wi:/ n.
feeling of being bored by something tedious


Spelling Word: ennui
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/ɪn'tri:t/ v. Syn. plead
plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly


Spelling Word: entreat
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/'ɛkstəpeɪt/ v.
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly


Spelling Word: extirpate
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/fə'sɑrd/ n. Syn. face; appearance
front of building; superficial or false appearance


Spelling Word: facade
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/dʒi:nɪ'ælədʒɪ/ n. Syn. lineage
account or history of descent of person or family from ancestor; lineage


Spelling Word: genealogy
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/glɪb/ a. Syn. fluent
performed with a natural or offhand ease


Spelling Word: glib
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/'hɑrbɪndʒə(r)/ n. Syn. forerunner
forerunner; an indication of approach of something or someone


Spelling Word: harbinger
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/'hɔ:tɪ/ a.
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing


Spelling Word: haughty