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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter


Spelling Word: admission
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n. something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger


Spelling Word: adventure
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n. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail


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n. the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus


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v. herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly


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n. theory of numerical calculations


Spelling Word: arithmetic
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n. help, especially money or resources that are given to people  


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n. a physicist who studies astronomy


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


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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