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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. foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight


Spelling Word: folly
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a. lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted


Spelling Word: giddy
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n. something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference


Spelling Word: girdle
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n. one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung


Spelling Word: hanger
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n. course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning


Spelling Word: heading
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n. something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle


Spelling Word: hindrance
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ad. proximately; directly; without an interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once


Spelling Word: immediately
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n. offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude


Spelling Word: impudence
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a. uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption


Spelling Word: incessant