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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed


Spelling Word: couch
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v. set free from restraint; set at liberty; release; give or transfer


Spelling Word: deliver
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n. an event that will inevitably happen in the future


Spelling Word: destiny
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v. upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange


Spelling Word: disturb
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n. the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth


Spelling Word: ditch
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v. avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick


Spelling Word: dodge
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n. rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch


Spelling Word: draft
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n. composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper


Spelling Word: essay
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a. causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future


Spelling Word: fatal
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n. basis on which something is grounded


Spelling Word: foundation