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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice


Spelling Word: discipline
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n. self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance


Spelling Word: ego
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n. cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework


Spelling Word: fabric
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n. money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize


Spelling Word: fund
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v. play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming


Spelling Word: gamble
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n. step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing


Spelling Word: grade
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v. be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb


Spelling Word: haunt
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n. a person who inherits some title or office


Spelling Word: heir
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v. keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with


Spelling Word: hold
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v. move by successive leaps, as toads do; spring or jump on one foot


Spelling Word: hop