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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive


Spelling Word: amuse
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v. make white or colorless; blanch


Spelling Word: bleach
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v. become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame


Spelling Word: blush
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v. boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering


Spelling Word: brew
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n. small container; pill in the form of small rounded gelatinous; a shortened version of a written work


Spelling Word: capsule
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v. make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt


Spelling Word: carve
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n. one who has charge of money; cash keeper


Spelling Word: cashier
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a. conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks


Spelling Word: cautious
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v. stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue


Spelling Word: cease
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n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals


Spelling Word: collision