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 5000 Words Level 4 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. abusive language used to express blame or ill will


Spelling Word: invective
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a. capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament


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n. imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking


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v. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another


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v. make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling


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a. bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing


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a. spotted with different shades or colors


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v. bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of


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n. medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction


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a. belong to noble origin; having high birth


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