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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell


Spelling Word: abyss
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v. agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede


Spelling Word: accede
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n. one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries


Spelling Word: adventurer
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v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve


Spelling Word: appease
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ad. into separate parts or pieces; apart


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n. popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing


Spelling Word: ballad
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a. kindly; favorable; not malignant


Spelling Word: benign
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n. a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil


Spelling Word: boulder
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n. breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap


Spelling Word: breach
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a. formal or ritual; ceremonious


Spelling Word: ceremonial