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 Group 3 - Spelling Practices
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/mæskə'reɪd/;/mæskə'rɛd/ n.
assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks


Spelling Word: masquerade
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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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/'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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/'mʌndeɪn/ a. Syn. worldly; earthly; secular
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary


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


Spelling Word: murky
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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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/'nɔɪsəm/ a.
foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous


Spelling Word: noisome
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/noʊ'tɔ:rɪəs/ a. Syn. disreputable; infamous
disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous


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


Spelling Word: ostracize