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 4000 Eiken (D) - Spelling Practices
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n. attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing


Spelling Word: deceit
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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 overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying


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v. lower in spirits; press down


Spelling Word: depress
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n. recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits


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n. an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon


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n. act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for


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n. investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence


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v. ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate


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v. relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off


Spelling Word: discharge