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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with


Spelling Word: abolition
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v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something


Spelling Word: advocate
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n. elevation especially above sea level; height


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v. secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate


Spelling Word: anchor
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n. a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments


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n. promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt


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v. raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate


Spelling Word: breed
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v. fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat


Spelling Word: buckle
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v. make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt


Spelling Word: carve
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n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease


Spelling Word: complication