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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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n. one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering


Spelling Word: martyr
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n. product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus


Spelling Word: momentum
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n. the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust


Spelling Word: nausea
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a. disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous


Spelling Word: notorious
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a. continuing to exist or develop; existing


Spelling Word: ongoing
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n. make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting


Spelling Word: parallel
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n. floor or covering of solid material laid to make a hard and convenient surface for travel


Spelling Word: pavement
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v. gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with


Spelling Word: peer
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n. a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building


Spelling Word: pillar
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v. clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges


Spelling Word: pinch