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n. authority to act for another; agent or substitute


Spelling Word: proxy
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a. relating to, or influenced by mind or psyche; mental; capable of extraordinary mental processes


Spelling Word: psychic
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a. cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind


Spelling Word: pusillanimous
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n. a vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved.


Spelling Word: pyx
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n. allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations


Spelling Word: ration
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a. looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past


Spelling Word: retrospective
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n. a showy writer or speaker.


Spelling Word: rhetorician
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adj. having the power of choice.


Spelling Word: selective
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adj. possessing the power of sense or sense-perception.


Spelling Word: sentient
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a. existing, happening, or done at the same time


Spelling Word: simultaneous