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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify


Spelling Word: purge
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v. move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension


Spelling Word: recede
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v. make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion


Spelling Word: ruffle
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v. soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance


Spelling Word: saturate
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a. consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections


Spelling Word: sectional
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n. one occupied with the affairs of government and influential in shaping policy


Spelling Word: statesman
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a. arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;


Spelling Word: strenuous
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n. whirling motion; eddy, as of water


Spelling Word: swirl
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a. sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly


Spelling Word: tenacious
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v. forward; send from one person or place to another


Spelling Word: transmit