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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection


Spelling Word: adore
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v. be broadcast on television or radio


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n. a way of considering or doing something


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n. the action of trying at something


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v. pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste


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n. estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose


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n. the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person


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n. room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground


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n. place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard


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n. band or organized company of singers, especially in church service


Spelling Word: choir