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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie


Spelling Word: knot
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n. storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock


Spelling Word: locker
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v. operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully


Spelling Word: manipulate
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a. clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place


Spelling Word: neat
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n. act of expressing earnest opposition or protest


Spelling Word: objection
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n. relation of a father to his child


Spelling Word: paternity
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n. a piece of wood, metal, generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together


Spelling Word: pin
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n. something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper


Spelling Word: plug
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n. place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships


Spelling Word: port
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n. written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions


Spelling Word: prescription