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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. dependence; certainty based on experience


Spelling Word: reliance
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v. stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something


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a. involving risk or danger; hazardous


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a. constituting or affording pleasing views of natural features; beautiful


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n. sending of cargo; an act of sending off something


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n. sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like


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ad. in a smooth manner; successfully; easily


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a. developed or designed for a special activity or function


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n. a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle


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n. act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine


Spelling Word: starvation