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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. established ceremony prescribed by a religion


Spelling Word: rite
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a. typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance


Spelling Word: rustic
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n. the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid


Spelling Word: sap
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n. small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles


Spelling Word: shingle
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v. traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period


Spelling Word: span
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n. principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element


Spelling Word: staple
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n. one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples


Spelling Word: stapler
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v. pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper


Spelling Word: strain
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n. collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic


Spelling Word: symposium
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n. a thick sweet sticky liquid


Spelling Word: syrup