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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. give advice to someone; suggest


Spelling Word: counsel
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v. break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through


Spelling Word: crack
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n. one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by the verdict, confession, or proof


Spelling Word: criminal
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a. ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty


Spelling Word: cute
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v. eradicate; abolish; rule out


Spelling Word: eliminate
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a. very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive


Spelling Word: enormous
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a. well known or easily recognized


Spelling Word: familiar
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a. causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future


Spelling Word: fatal
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n. the most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest, or activity


Spelling Word: focus
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a. extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid


Spelling Word: furious