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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly


Spelling Word: elaborate
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n. writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter


Spelling Word: epistle
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v. be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject


Spelling Word: exempt
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n. act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation


Spelling Word: expiration
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a. imaginative; not based on fact; dubious


Spelling Word: fanciful
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a. capable of destroying; lethal


Spelling Word: fell
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n. noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression


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


Spelling Word: healthful
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n. cultivation of plants


Spelling Word: horticulture
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n. tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect


Spelling Word: implement