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 Group 3 - Spelling Practices
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/'mælɪs/ n.
enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another


Spelling Word: malice
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/mɛrɪ'trɪʃəs/ a.
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading


Spelling Word: meretricious
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/mɪ'tɪkjʊləs/ a. Syn. scrupulous; cautious
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details


Spelling Word: meticulous
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/mə'roʊs/ a. Syn. sullen; gloomy
ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent


Spelling Word: morose
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/'mɒt(ə)ld/ a. Syn. spotted
spotted with different shades or colors


Spelling Word: mottled
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/nə'stældʒə/ n. Syn. homesickness
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.


Spelling Word: nostalgia
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/əb'tru:d/ v.
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude


Spelling Word: obtrude
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/'ɒstrəsaɪz/ v. Syn. ban
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote


Spelling Word: ostracize
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/'pærədɒks/ n. Syn. contradiction
something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct


Spelling Word: paradox
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/pɛkə'dɪloʊ/ n.
slight offense; small sin or fault


Spelling Word: peccadillo