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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party


Spelling Word: accusation
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v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit


Spelling Word: annex
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n. recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one


Spelling Word: appreciation
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n. a physicist who studies astronomy


Spelling Word: astronomer
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a. typical; mean; achieve or reach on average


Spelling Word: average
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n. flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft


Spelling Word: barge
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a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable


Spelling Word: benevolent
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n. invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu


Spelling Word: bill
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n. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros


Spelling Word: billion
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v. respire; inhale and exhale air


Spelling Word: breathe