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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts


Spelling Word: crash
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v. sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure


Spelling Word: cruise
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n. money; general acceptance or use


Spelling Word: currency
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n. collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem


Spelling Word: data
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n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred


Spelling Word: despite
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a. house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home


Spelling Word: domestic
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n. the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape


Spelling Word: dot
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v. bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train


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v. sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse


Spelling Word: dump
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n. a group of steamships under the same ownership; a group of vessels or vehicles


Spelling Word: fleet