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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground


Spelling Word: crawl
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a. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance


Spelling Word: crucial
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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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v. humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert


Spelling Word: embarrass
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n. feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance


Spelling Word: emotion
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n. extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets


Spelling Word: estate
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v. erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure


Spelling Word: explode
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n. capricious notion; something many people believe that is false


Spelling Word: fancy
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a. of or relating to central government; national


Spelling Word: federal
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n. for or composed of women or girls


Spelling Word: female