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a. Syn. flashy
very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner


Spelling Word: gaudy
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n.
a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill


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n. Syn. glance
glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view


Spelling Word: glimpse
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n.
framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; grating or mesh


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n.
sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility


Spelling Word: gymnastics
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a. Syn. innocuous
unlikely to harm or disturb anyone


Spelling Word: harmless
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a. Syn. fast; impetuous
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise


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n.
bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail


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n.
opportunity to be heard; capacity to hear; judicial investigation of a suit at law


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v. Syn. lift; raise; hoist; throw
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw


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