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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon


Spelling Word: salmon
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n. a small part of something intended as representative of the whole


Spelling Word: sample
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n. dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup


Spelling Word: saucer
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n. the final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed


Spelling Word: sentence
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ad. steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely


Spelling Word: sharply
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a. reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light


Spelling Word: shiny
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n. sending of cargo; an act of sending off something


Spelling Word: shipment
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n. sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy


Spelling Word: slumber
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a. developed or designed for a special activity or function


Spelling Word: specialized
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n. act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine


Spelling Word: starvation