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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells


Spelling Word: respiration
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n. one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection


Spelling Word: safeguard
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a. lazy; with little movement; very slow


Spelling Word: sluggish
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a. having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent


Spelling Word: sovereign
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v. remove a part from the whole


Spelling Word: subtract
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a. added to complete or make up a deficiency


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


Spelling Word: swirl
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v. make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt


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


Spelling Word: tenacious
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n. book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms


Spelling Word: thesaurus