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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon


Spelling Word: affect
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a. affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt


Spelling Word: ashamed
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v. harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap


Spelling Word: bait
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n. opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change


Spelling Word: break
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n. process of failing to function or continue; a sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data


Spelling Word: breakdown
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n. battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end


Spelling Word: campaign
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n. room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground


Spelling Word: cellar
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n. light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France


Spelling Word: champagne
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n. power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit


Spelling Word: charm
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n. someone who pays to get goods or services


Spelling Word: client