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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment


Spelling Word: imprisonment
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n. a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting


Spelling Word: indigestion
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v. stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent


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ad. in a large manner; for the most part; mainly


Spelling Word: largely
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v. any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early


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n. state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom


Spelling Word: liberty
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a. knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature


Spelling Word: literary
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n. objects for sale; goods


Spelling Word: merchandise
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v. diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant


Spelling Word: minimize
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n. confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed


Spelling Word: morale