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v. Syn. appear; emerge
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form


Spelling Word: loom
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n.
scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes


Spelling Word: lottery
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a.
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon


Spelling Word: lunar
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v. Syn. intensify; increase; enlarge
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge


Spelling Word: magnify
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n.
written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand


Spelling Word: manuscript
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a. Syn. nautical
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical


Spelling Word: maritime
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n.
killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty


Spelling Word: massacre
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a. Syn. ordinary; commonplace; average
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace


Spelling Word: mediocre
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v. Syn. imitate; copy
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression


Spelling Word: mimic
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v. Syn. minimize
reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree


Spelling Word: minimise