Spelling Word List: Common but difficult words

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	achieve	He wanted to achieve good grades in school.
	perceive	I perceive no other option.
	weird	I heard a very weird noise in the night.
	deceive	The liar tried to deceive me.
	concede	He would not concede that he was wrong.
	receive	Did you receive my last letter?
	beautiful	There's a beautiful view from my balcony.
	queue	There was a long queue of cars at the lights.
	quay	The boat was at the quay. *
	accessible	The spelling course was very accessible.
	address	What is your new home address?
	accommodation	The boat provides reasonable overnight accommodations for four adults. *
	occasional	She was only an occasional visitor to the park. *
	committee	A committee is a special group delegated to consider some matter.
	privilege	It was a great privilege to work with the artist.
	sincerely	She apologised very sincerely. *
	separate	Can you separate those fighting dogs?

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achieve

perceive

weird

deceive

concede

receive

beautiful

queue

quay

accessible

address

accommodation

occasional

committee

privilege

sincerely

separate

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