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 5000 Words Level 1 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront


Spelling Word: retaliate
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v. save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use


Spelling Word: salvage
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a. suggesting or threatening evil


Spelling Word: sinister
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v. lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers


Spelling Word: spawn
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n. certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop


Spelling Word: stock
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a. breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive


Spelling Word: stunning
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v. be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy


Spelling Word: suffice
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n. one that takes position of another; substitute


Spelling Word: surrogate
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a. not permanent; not lasting


Spelling Word: temporary
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a. tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling


Spelling Word: touchy