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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances


Spelling Word: allergy
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n. expression of warm approval; praise


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n. storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons


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a. unconventional in an artistic way


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n. gold and silver in the form of bars


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n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat


Spelling Word: cadence
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n. covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed


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n. destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people


Spelling Word: carnage
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n. act of burning something


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ad. relatively; in comparison


Spelling Word: comparatively