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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. the overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out


Spelling Word: layout
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a. clearly apparent to understanding; obvious


Spelling Word: manifest
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a. moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace


Spelling Word: mediocre
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ad. despite what has just been said or done; however


Spelling Word: nonetheless
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v. darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity


Spelling Word: obscure
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n. the distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line


Spelling Word: paragraph
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n. formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation


Spelling Word: parliament
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v. take part in something; share in something


Spelling Word: participate
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n. danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction


Spelling Word: peril
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v. spot; locate or identify with precision


Spelling Word: pinpoint