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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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/mə'lɪʃəs/ a. Syn. spiteful
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred


Spelling Word: malicious
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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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/'maɪkrəkɒz(ə)m/ n.
small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something


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


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


Spelling Word: motley
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/'nɔ:tɪk(ə)l/ a. Syn. marine; maritime; naval
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation


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


Spelling Word: ostracize
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/'pærəfreɪz/ v. Syn. restate; reword
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others


Spelling Word: paraphrase
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/'pleɪdʒərɪzəm/ n. Syn. copying; imitation
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original


Spelling Word: plagiarism