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Spelling Workout 11
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| malfunction | to fail to work as it should |
| detour | a tuning aside from the direct or regular route |
| metaphor | the use of a word or phrase in a way that is different from its normal use |
| disadvantage | anything that stands in the way of success |
| 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 some animals go through in developing . |
| distort | to twist out of its usual shape or look |
| decanter | a decretive glass bottle for serving wind or liquor |
| metabolism | the process in all plants and animals by which food is changed into energy, new cells, waste products, etc. |
| dissolve | to make or become liquid, as by melting into a liquid |
| decline | to bend or slope downward; to refuse something, especially in a polite way |
| maladjusted | badly adjusted; especially, not able to fit happily into the life around |
| dispute | to argue or discuss a question; debate or quarrel |
| descendant | a person who is descended from a 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 |
| malfunction | to fail to work as it should |
| detour | a turning aside from a direct or regular route |
| metaphor | the use of a word or phrase in a way that is different from its normal use |
| disadvantage | anything that stands in the way of success |
| decompose | to rot or decay; to break up into basic separate parts |
| malevolent | wishing harm or evil to other; malicious |