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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time


Spelling Word: accrue
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a. awesome; astounding; surprising


Spelling Word: amazing
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n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion


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a. causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful


Spelling Word: appalling
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n. tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula


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n. gold and silver in the form of bars


Spelling Word: bullion
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n. covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed


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v. cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up


Spelling Word: confound
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n. some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name


Spelling Word: constellation
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n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror


Spelling Word: consternation