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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god


Spelling Word: adoration
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a. out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty


Spelling Word: amiss
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a.  of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections


Spelling Word: antibiotic
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a. causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful


Spelling Word: appalling
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n. greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain


Spelling Word: avarice
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a. unconventional in an artistic way


Spelling Word: bohemian
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n. choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie


Spelling Word: casting
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n. crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy


Spelling Word: chap
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n. clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons


Spelling Word: clientele
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n. something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection


Spelling Word: complement