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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;


Spelling Word: duel
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v. form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround


Spelling Word: encircle
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a. a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year


Spelling Word: evergreen
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n. one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor


Spelling Word: executioner
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v. acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty


Spelling Word: exonerate
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a. still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct


Spelling Word: extant
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n. a barrier that serves to enclose an area


Spelling Word: fencing
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a. easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details


Spelling Word: fussy
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v. fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment


Spelling Word: gaze
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n. the force of attraction between all masses in the universe


Spelling Word: gravitation