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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad


Spelling Word: abominable
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a. easily approachable; warmly friendly


Spelling Word: affable
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v. imitate; mimic, as an [___] imitates human actions


Spelling Word: ape
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n. popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing


Spelling Word: ballad
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n. the flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument


Spelling Word: blade
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n. a widely known person


Spelling Word: celebrity
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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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v. cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up


Spelling Word: confound
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n. universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole


Spelling Word: cosmos
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n. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman


Spelling Word: courtship