Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices

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 (1) n.  fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie

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 (2) n.  storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock

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 (3) v.  operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully

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 (4) a.  clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place

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 (5) n.  act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

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 (6) n.  relation of a father to his child

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 (7) n.  a piece of wood, metal, generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together

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 (8) n.  something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper

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 (9) n.  place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships

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 (10) n.  written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions