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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. an attributeĀ or requirement that must be met


Spelling Word: qualification
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v. bring heavy destruction on; devastate


Spelling Word: ravage
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v. cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position


Spelling Word: recline
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n. reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner


Spelling Word: retort
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a. consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections


Spelling Word: sectional
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v. endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy


Spelling Word: strive
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a. occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive


Spelling Word: subordinate
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n. act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health


Spelling Word: sustenance
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n. possession or occupancy of lands or buildings under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another


Spelling Word: tenancy
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a. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive


Spelling Word: tentative