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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
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v. assent; agree without protesting


Spelling Word: acquiesce
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n. mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly


Spelling Word: agility
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n. hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances


Spelling Word: allergy
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n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station


Spelling Word: ambush
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a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated


Spelling Word: animate
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a. having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception


Spelling Word: appreciative
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v. assault; attack with or as if with violent blows


Spelling Word: assail
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a. abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice


Spelling Word: bashful
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a. lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable


Spelling Word: bland
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a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline


Spelling Word: boisterous