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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known


Spelling Word: disperse
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a. sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active


Spelling Word: dormant
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v. confer knighthood upon; honor with a new title or description; entitle; adorn


Spelling Word: dub
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v. give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate


Spelling Word: embody
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v. give off; send out; give out as a sound


Spelling Word: emit
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a. short-lived; enduring a very short time


Spelling Word: ephemeral
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v. increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate


Spelling Word: exacerbate
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v. obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats


Spelling Word: extort
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a. very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner


Spelling Word: gaudy
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v. slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner


Spelling Word: glide