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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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v. force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust


Spelling Word: repulse
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a. turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis


Spelling Word: rotary
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a. tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health


Spelling Word: salutary
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n. the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment


Spelling Word: scourge
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n. a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments


Spelling Word: sprain
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v. interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide


Spelling Word: stifle
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a. not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws


Spelling Word: supernatural
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n. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations


Spelling Word: symbolism
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v. set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time


Spelling Word: table
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a. frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific


Spelling Word: terrifying