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n. a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
n. a performer who dances professionally


Spelling Word: dancer
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n. the last (12th) month of the year


Spelling Word: december
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n. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
n. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline


Spelling Word: derivation
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a. hard to control
a. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure


Spelling Word: difficult
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n. a party of people assembled to have [___] together
n. the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday


Spelling Word: dinner
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a. constituting a disadvantage


Spelling Word: disadvantageous
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n. domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
n. the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874


Spelling Word: donkey
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v. have certain properties when driven
n. a wide scenic road planted with trees


Spelling Word: drive
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v. cover with a light dusting of a substance
n. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up


Spelling Word: dust
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n. a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
n. a wind from the east


Spelling Word: easter