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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. improper use or handling; misuse


Spelling Word: abuse
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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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a. occurring or payable every year


Spelling Word: annual
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n. a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range


Spelling Word: area
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v. prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal


Spelling Word: bake
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n. a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick


Spelling Word: bar
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n. an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body


Spelling Word: bay
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v. emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body


Spelling Word: bleed
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n. bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish


Spelling Word: boom
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n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate


Spelling Word: capacity