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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point


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v. call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon


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n. act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request


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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


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v. deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal


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v. provide written evidence; record in detail


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v. avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick


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n. the commercial center of a town or city


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n. admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record


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n. a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience


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