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 5000 Words Level 4 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness


Spelling Word: intransigence
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a. slow; sluggish; wasting time


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n. comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound


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v. treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.


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


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a. very reluctant to give out information


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n. musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text


Spelling Word: oratorio
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v. decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine


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v. beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements


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n. act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery


Spelling Word: perfidy