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 4000 CAE (D) - Spelling Practices
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v. splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent


Spelling Word: dabble
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v. mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread


Spelling Word: darn
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v. convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty


Spelling Word: decipher
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a. fixed; exact; having distinct limits


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a. final; complete; precisely defined or explicit


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a. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining


Spelling Word: delicious
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n. act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached; abstraction from worldly objects


Spelling Word: detachment
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v. keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting


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a. departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward


Spelling Word: devious
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v. distribute; spread; scatter like seeds


Spelling Word: disseminate