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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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/'mɔ:dlɪn/ a. Syn. sentimental
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental


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


Spelling Word: meretricious
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/'mɛt(ə)l/ n. Syn. courage; spirit
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character


Spelling Word: mettle
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/'nɒvɪs/ n. Syn. beginner
beginner; person new to a field or activity


Spelling Word: novice
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/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion


Spelling Word: obdurate
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/əb'sɛʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. fascination; mania
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion


Spelling Word: obsession
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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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/'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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/'pɛdənt/ n.
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning


Spelling Word: pedant