Lesson 11
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somedudenamedmilan on November 16, 2010
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spelling workout by philip k. trocki
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 malfunction | to fail to work as it should |
| detour | turning aside form the direct pr regular route |
| metaphor | the use of a word or phrase in a way that is different form its normal use, to show a likeness in something else |
| disadvantage | anyhting that stands in the way of success; handicap; drowback |
| decompose | to rot or decay |
| malevolent | wishing harm or evil to others, malicious |
| dissatisfaction | the condition of being dissatisfied; discontent |
| metamorphosis | a change in form; especially, the change that animals go through in developing, as of tadpole to frog or larva to moth |
| distort | to twist out of usual shape or look |
| decanter | a decorative glass bottle for serving wine liquor |
| metabolism | the process in all plants and animals bywhich food is changed into enrgy,new cells, waste products, etc. |
| dissolve | to make or become liliquid, as by melting in a liquid |
| decline | to bend or slpoe downward |
| maladjusted | badly adjusted; especially, not able to fit happilyi nto the life around one |
| dispute | to argue or discuss a question; argument; debate or quarrel |
| descendant | a person who is descended froma certain ancestor |
| malice | a feeling of wanting to hurt or harm someone; ill will; spite |
| deception | a deceiving or fooling |
| deplete | to empty or use up; exhaust |
| deceased | dead |
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