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v. make powerless and unable to function; disable


Spelling Word: paralyze
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a. incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others


Spelling Word: partial
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a. liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay


Spelling Word: perishable
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v. trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations


Spelling Word: pester
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n. a chemical used to kill pests


Spelling Word: pesticide
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v. clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges


Spelling Word: pinch
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a. peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet


Spelling Word: placid
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v. move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily


Spelling Word: plod
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a. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious


Spelling Word: polemical
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a. slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull


Spelling Word: ponderous