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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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a. dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention


Spelling Word: drowsy
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a. able to produce the desired effect; valid


Spelling Word: effectual
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a. of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color


Spelling Word: emerald
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a. still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct


Spelling Word: extant
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a. offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory


Spelling Word: festive
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v. precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on


Spelling Word: forego
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v. cover with frost; damage or kill by frost; anger or upset


Spelling Word: frost
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n. one that generates, especially converts mechanical energy into electrical energy; apparatus that generates vapor


Spelling Word: generator
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n. act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite


Spelling Word: gratification
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a. conducive to the good health of body or mind


Spelling Word: healthful