Stories of USA Today
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extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains


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a. Syn. compliant; inactive
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice


Spelling Word: passive
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a. Syn. touching; pathetic; pitiful
causing sadness, compassion, or pity


Spelling Word: pathetic
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ad. Syn. perpetually
throughout the year; constantly; repeatedly


Spelling Word: perennially
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n. Syn. execution; show; presentataion
act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner


Spelling Word: performance
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n. Syn. farm
farm; an area under cultivation; a group of cultivated trees or plants


Spelling Word: plantation
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v. Syn. dive; submerge
dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place


Spelling Word: plunge
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n. Syn. part; section; segment
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole


Spelling Word: portion
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n.
show or display; act of presenting something to sight or view


Spelling Word: presentation
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a. Syn. chief; main
highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree


Spelling Word: principal