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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body


Spelling Word: legislation
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ad. similarly; as well; too


Spelling Word: likewise
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a. laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense


Spelling Word: ludicrous
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n. chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft


Spelling Word: masterpiece
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a. movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable


Spelling Word: mobile
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a. inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful


Spelling Word: oblivious
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v. preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone


Spelling Word: obsess
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n. association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization


Spelling Word: outfit
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n. a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal


Spelling Word: outlaw
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v. ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.


Spelling Word: override