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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position


Spelling Word: retreat
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n. satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.


Spelling Word: reward
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a. concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication


Spelling Word: sacred
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n. mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury


Spelling Word: scar
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n. act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation


Spelling Word: score
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v. take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly


Spelling Word: settle
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n. a sign made to give notice to a person


Spelling Word: signal
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a. one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion


Spelling Word: single
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v. shut with force and loud noise; strike with force


Spelling Word: slam
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a. clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation


Spelling Word: smart