Spelling Test 1

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N.Clothing

V. To put clothe on, dress up

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Apparel

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Synonyms:

N. attire, garments

V. Deck out

Antonyms:

V. Undress, unclothe, strip, denude, unclothe, strip, denude

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V. To attack by surrounding

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Beseige

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Synonyms:

Blockade, encircle, pressure, hound

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V. To press together, to reduce in size or volume

N. Cloth or pad applied to an injury

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Compress

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Synonyms:

V. Condense, shrink, shorten

Antonyms:

V. Enlarge, swell

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V. To condemn openly; to accuse formally

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Denounce

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Synonyms:

Criticize, censure

Antonyms:

Hail, acclaim

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V. To send off or out; to kill

N. An official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing

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Dispatch

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Synonyms:

V. Slay

N. Report, communication

Antonyms:

V. Recall, withhold

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V. To plunge into a liquid; to put out quickly, extinguish

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Douse

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Synonyms:

Submerge, soak, dunk, immerse

Antonyms:

Dry out, dehydrate, Kindle, ignite

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Adv. Say plainly; for a particular purpose

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Expressly

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Synonyms:

Pointedly, explicitly

Antonyms:

Implicitly, accidentally

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Adj, part. Severely hungry or lack of something

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Famished

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Synonyms:

Hungry, starving, ravenous

Antonyms:

Well fed, full, satisfied, satiated

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V. To give up, renounce; to leave, abandon

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Forsake

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Synonyms:

Desert, disown

Antonyms:

Keep, hold on, stand by

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Adj. Profitable; brining in money or some special advantage

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Gainful

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Synonyms:

Moneymaking, paying

Antonyms:

Unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying

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Adj. Very large or great; beyond ordinary means

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Immense

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Synonyms:

vast, immeasurable, gigantic

Antonyms:

Small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal

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Adj. Totally without skill or appropriateness

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Inept

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Synonyms:

Clumsly, unskilled, incompetent

Antonyms:

Skillful, accomplished, adroit

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Adj. Showing remarkable orginality, inventiveness, or resourceful; clever

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Ingenious

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Synonyms:

Imaginative, resourceful

Antonyms:

Unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive

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Adj. Done in an instant; immediate

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Instantaneous

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Synonyms:

Prompt, quick, speedy

Antonyms:

delayed, slow, gradual

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V. To annoy, trouble, make weary

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Irk

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Synonyms:

Bother, irritate, vex

Antonyms:

Please, delight, cheer

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N. A written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of a person

V. To write or publish such a statement

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Libel

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Synonyms:

N. Slur

V. Smear, defame

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N. A feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

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Misgiving

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Synonyms:

Worry, qualm, hesitation

Antonyms:

Feeling of confidence, assurance

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N. A stupid person; a big clumsy, slow individual

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Oaf

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Synonyms:

Bonehead, dunce, clod, lout

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V. To go or move backward; to become more distant

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Recede

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Synonyms:

Retreat, go back, back up

Antonyms:

Advance, come closer

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N. A meal, food

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Repast

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Synonyms: victuals