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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination


Spelling Word: determination
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v. develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually


Spelling Word: evolve
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n. achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery


Spelling Word: feat
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a. not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind


Spelling Word: fickle
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a. pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable


Spelling Word: flexible
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v. prevent from being successful


Spelling Word: foil
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n. a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea


Spelling Word: gist
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n. flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals


Spelling Word: herd
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v. make prominent; emphasize; stress


Spelling Word: highlight
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n. a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas


Spelling Word: hydrogen