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 Group 3 - Spelling Practices
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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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/'mɪmɪk/ v. Syn. imitate; copy
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression


Spelling Word: mimic
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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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/'ɒbsəli:t/ a. Syn. outmoded; antiquated
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated


Spelling Word: obsolete
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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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/əb'tru:sɪv/ a.
inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.


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


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


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


Spelling Word: pedant