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v.
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride


Spelling Word: saddle
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n. Syn. axes; spindle
axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow


Spelling Word: shaft
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v.
cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously


Spelling Word: soak
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a. Syn. motionless; stale; dull
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull


Spelling Word: stagnant
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n.
necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables


Spelling Word: staple
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n.
any English coin of standard value; coined money


Spelling Word: sterling
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a.
proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.


Spelling Word: straightforward
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a.
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting


Spelling Word: strait
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a.
important or essential in relation to a plan of action; essential to the effective conduct of war; highly important to an intended objective


Spelling Word: strategic
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a.
of structure; affecting structure; constructional


Spelling Word: structural