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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. a company which sells goods


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n. a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one


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n. minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute


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n. comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress


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n. ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart


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v. pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument


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v. normalize; cause to conform to a standard


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n. something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life


Spelling Word: subsistence
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n. reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole


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a. meant or adapted for an occasion or use


Spelling Word: suited