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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished


Spelling Word: differ
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n. disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder


Spelling Word: disturbance
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a. distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion


Spelling Word: doubtful
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a. qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage


Spelling Word: eligible
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n. a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status


Spelling Word: elite
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n. faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances


Spelling Word: fidelity
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v. run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner


Spelling Word: flee
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v. cause to be uneasy; wear away


Spelling Word: fret
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n. refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port


Spelling Word: haven
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a. existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model


Spelling Word: ideal