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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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a. go away or leave; missing; not present


Spelling Word: absent
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a. further; extra; supplemental or added to


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n. silvery ductile metallic element


Spelling Word: aluminum
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n. overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation


Spelling Word: arrogance
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n. story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;


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n. title or degree of nobility


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n. sharp and bitter manner


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n. one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil


Spelling Word: blacksmith
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n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins


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v. determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize


Spelling Word: canvass