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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education


Spelling Word: academic
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n. approach; entry; entrance


Spelling Word: access
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a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision


Spelling Word: accurate
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v. pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of


Spelling Word: afford
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n. passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building


Spelling Word: aisle
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a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person


Spelling Word: alien
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n. white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation


Spelling Word: aspirin
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a. difficult to handle or manage


Spelling Word: awkward
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n. a sort of theatrical representation by dancers


Spelling Word: ballet
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n. beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current


Spelling Word: battery