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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm


Spelling Word: abandon
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n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs


Spelling Word: album
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n. a violent attack; an onslaught


Spelling Word: assault
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n. back and sides of a pig salted and smoked


Spelling Word: bacon
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n. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors


Spelling Word: barbecue
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v. jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface


Spelling Word: bounce
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n. process of failing to function or continue; a sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data


Spelling Word: breakdown
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a. full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone


Spelling Word: brilliant
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n. wealth in the form of money or property; assets available for use; a city that is the official seat of government


Spelling Word: capital
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v. assign the roles of; choose at random


Spelling Word: cast