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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. document certifying the successful completion of a course of study


Spelling Word: diploma
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v. melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish


Spelling Word: dissolve
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a. relating to races; a group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage


Spelling Word: ethnic
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n. flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow


Spelling Word: flake
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n. crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder


Spelling Word: flaw
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n. deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly


Spelling Word: flirt
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n. spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water


Spelling Word: fountain
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v. bring into being; give rise to; produce


Spelling Word: generate
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n. bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy


Spelling Word: glitter
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a. having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical


Spelling Word: historic