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n. Syn. support; mainstay
support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column


Spelling Word: backbone
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n.
property of not supporting life, no children or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency


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n. Syn. obstacle; hindrance; hurdle
obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit


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v. Syn. whip; strike; defeat
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly


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n. Syn. represent
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone


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n.
an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life


Spelling Word: biography
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n.
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts


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a. Syn. insensitive
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive


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n. Syn. rock; fieldstone
rounded rock lying on surface of ground or embedded in soil


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v. Syn. weave; plait
weave; interweave three or more strands


Spelling Word: braid