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v.
find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke


Spelling Word: scold
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n. Syn. deposit
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process


Spelling Word: sediment
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ad. Syn. apparently; supposedly
apparently; supposedly


Spelling Word: seemingly
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a. Syn. absolute; pure
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure


Spelling Word: sheer
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n.
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank or sandbar


Spelling Word: shoal
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a.
having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located


Spelling Word: situated
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n. Syn. slit
broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; position of employment


Spelling Word: slot
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a. Syn. serious; somber; sober
serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober


Spelling Word: solemn
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v. Syn. plant; seed
plant; place seeds in or on


Spelling Word: sow
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n. Syn. instruction; description
instruction; description; act of specifying, or making a detailed statement


Spelling Word: specification