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 4000 CELPIP (D) - Spelling Practices
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n. knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges


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n. remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up


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n. a group of ten, especially a period of ten years


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n. announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement


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v. make or become free of frost or ice


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n. humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level


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n. process of extracting moisture; dryness resulting from the removal of water


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n. act later than planned; put off; adjournment


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n. offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race


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a. having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense


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