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 Group 3 - Spelling Practices
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/mɪ'ændə(r)/ v.
follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction


Spelling Word: meander
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/'mɜrsɪnərɪ/;/-nɛrɪ/ a.
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army


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


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


Spelling Word: obviate
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/pænɪ'dʒɪrɪk/ n.
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment


Spelling Word: panegyric
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/pɪ'kju:nɪərɪ/ a.
relating to money; requiring payment of money


Spelling Word: pecuniary
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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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/pə'ru:z/ v.
read or examine, typically with great care


Spelling Word: peruse
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/plɪ'bi:ən/ a.
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar


Spelling Word: plebeian