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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively


Spelling Word: determine
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n. region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory


Spelling Word: district
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n. end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage


Spelling Word: divorce
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n. intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion


Spelling Word: ecstasy
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v. amuse; keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves


Spelling Word: entertain
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n. something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof


Spelling Word: evidence
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ad. particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner


Spelling Word: expressly
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v. become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure


Spelling Word: flag
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n. an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people


Spelling Word: forefather
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a. inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary


Spelling Word: frightening