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ad. very much; strongly
ad. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well


Spelling Word: badly
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n. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
n. a lower limit


Spelling Word: base
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v. happen, occur, take place
v. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form


Spelling Word: be
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n. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
n. informal terms for a (young) woman


Spelling Word: bird
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a. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
a. composed of or containing bone


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n. the people of Great Britain
a. of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture


Spelling Word: british
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n. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
n. a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches


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v. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
n. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temp...


Spelling Word: candle
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n. characteristic way of bearing one's body
n. a machine part that carries something else


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a. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
a. equally distant from the extremes


Spelling Word: center