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 Group 3 - Spelling Practices
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/mɪs'noʊmə(r)/ n.
error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object


Spelling Word: misnomer
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/'mɒtlɪ/ a. Syn. mixed; heterogeneous
multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety


Spelling Word: motley
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/'mɜrkɪ/ a. Syn. vague
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague


Spelling Word: murky
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/'nɛt(ə)l/ v. Syn. annoy; vex
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex


Spelling Word: nettle
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/'ɒbsəli:t/ a. Syn. outmoded; antiquated
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated


Spelling Word: obsolete
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/'ɒbvɪeɪt/ v.
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of


Spelling Word: obviate
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/'pærədɪ/ n.
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of


Spelling Word: parody
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/pɪ'dəntɪk/ a. Syn. bookish
marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points


Spelling Word: pedantic
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/pə'rɛmptərɪ/;/'pɛrəmptɔ:rɪ/ a. Syn. imperative
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal


Spelling Word: peremptory
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/'plætɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n.
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality


Spelling Word: platitude