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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Spelling Practices
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v. wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly


Spelling Word: involve
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v. crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together


Spelling Word: jam
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a. moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible


Spelling Word: lame
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n. give temporarily; temporary provision of money


Spelling Word: loan
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n. record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities


Spelling Word: log
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n. compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind


Spelling Word: mercy
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n. beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful


Spelling Word: monster
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a. adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic


Spelling Word: negative
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a. not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality


Spelling Word: objective
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a. exposed; easily discovered; plain


Spelling Word: obvious