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 4000 FCE (P Q) - Spelling Practices
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v. row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs


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n. foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism


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n. lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time


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a. pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms


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v. penetrate; make a hole into


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n. farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants


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a. pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles


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a. full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through


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n. lack of money;  state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts


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a. rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly


Spelling Word: precipitate