Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Spelling Practices

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(1) n. scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something

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(2) n. upward slope or grade; movement upward

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(3) n. hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle

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(4) n. mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame

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(5) n. the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery

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(6) v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place

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(8) n. preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect

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(9) v. make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile

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(10) n. a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling