Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices

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(1) n. a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting

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(2) v. conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

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(3) v. grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly

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(4) a. serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober

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(5) n. the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values

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(6) a. helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective

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(7) n. excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion

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(8) n. piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground

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(9) v. melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze

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(10) n. cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm