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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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ad. on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business


Spelling Word: aboard
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a. go away or leave; missing; not present


Spelling Word: absent
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v. govern; supervise; give or apply medications


Spelling Word: administer
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n. a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision


Spelling Word: amendment
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a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome


Spelling Word: amicable
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a. alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful


Spelling Word: attentive
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n. a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank


Spelling Word: banker
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n. haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards


Spelling Word: barber
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a. not easily borne; wearing; causing uneasiness or fatigue


Spelling Word: burdensome
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n. law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works


Spelling Word: canon