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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together


Spelling Word: adhesive
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n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune


Spelling Word: adversity
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n. aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something


Spelling Word: ambition
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n. composition; a plan for how something will happen


Spelling Word: arrangement
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v. surprise someone very much; shock


Spelling Word: astonish
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n. various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump


Spelling Word: bean
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v. give as a gift; present


Spelling Word: bestow
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n. one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil


Spelling Word: blacksmith
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n. act of canceling; calling off some arrangement


Spelling Word: cancellation
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n. a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color


Spelling Word: charcoal