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 5000 Words Level 4 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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a. exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors


Spelling Word: iridescent
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a. clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry


Spelling Word: limpid
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n. the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures


Spelling Word: macrocosm
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n. curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration


Spelling Word: malediction
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n. newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old


Spelling Word: neonate
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a. dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual


Spelling Word: nondescript
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n. burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity


Spelling Word: onus
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v. throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence


Spelling Word: overshadow
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n. communication using gesture and facial expression


Spelling Word: pantomime
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a. tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling


Spelling Word: pejorative