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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant


Spelling Word: linen
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n. extent; greatness of rank, size, or position


Spelling Word: magnitude
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n. tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing


Spelling Word: melody
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a. the fewest; the least possible


Spelling Word: minimal
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ad. not the less; notwithstanding; despite that; yet


Spelling Word: nevertheless
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n. offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting


Spelling Word: obscene
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v. gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with


Spelling Word: peer
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n. something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services


Spelling Word: pension
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v. clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges


Spelling Word: pinch
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v. advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of


Spelling Word: preach