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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something


Spelling Word: abrasion
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n. upward slope or grade; movement upward


Spelling Word: ascent
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n. hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle


Spelling Word: barricade
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n. mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame


Spelling Word: bitumen
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n. the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery


Spelling Word: calamity
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v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place


Spelling Word: commute
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v. comply with; follow; fit; meet


Spelling Word: conform
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n. preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect


Spelling Word: conservation
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v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile


Spelling Word: contaminate
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n. a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling


Spelling Word: crease