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 Group 2 - Spelling Practices
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/ɪ'lɪsɪt/ v. Syn. provoke
(вызывают) draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer


Spelling Word: elicit
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/'fɜrvɪd/ a.
(пылким) extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning


Spelling Word: fervid
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/'flæsɪd/ a.
(вялым) acting in strength, firmness, or resilience


Spelling Word: flaccid
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/'fli:tɪŋ/ a. Syn. ephemeral
(мимолетное) transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly


Spelling Word: fleeting
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/frʌ'streɪt/;/'frʌstrɛt/ v. Syn. thwart; defeat
(сорвать) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment


Spelling Word: frustrate
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/'gɒsəmə(r)/ a.
(паутинка) sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous


Spelling Word: gossamer
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/hoʊks/ n. Syn. trick
(обман) act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke


Spelling Word: hoax
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/ɪm'peɪl/ v. Syn. pierce
(сажать) pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp


Spelling Word: impale
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/ɪn'kɑrsəreɪt/ v. Syn. imprison
(заключить в тюрьму) imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose


Spelling Word: incarcerate
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/'ɪnkrɪmənt/ n. Syn. increase
(прирост) process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent


Spelling Word: increment