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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. tact; politics; negotiation between nations


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n. a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing


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v. vary; go in different directions from the same point


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v. try to do something by employing effort


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n. risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open


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a. wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained


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v. attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position


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n. structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines


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v. grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand


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v. give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy


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