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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details


Spelling Word: resemblance
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v. save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use


Spelling Word: salvage
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n. landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country


Spelling Word: scenery
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n. unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage


Spelling Word: setback
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a. having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary


Spelling Word: static
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v. refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present


Spelling Word: submit
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a. of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful


Spelling Word: superb
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v. draw or pull behind by a chain or line


Spelling Word: tow
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n. act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage


Spelling Word: transit
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n. going from one state of action to another


Spelling Word: transition