Spelling Word List: Tricky words.

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	absolutely	Your trench diaries were absolutely brilliant: all thoughtful and well-written. *
	achievement	The win was a great achievement.
	alliteration	Alliteration involves words that begin with the same sound. *
	appearance	She had a strange appearance.
	argument	The drivers had an argument about the car crash.
	audience	The audience ignored the speaker.
	basically	Basically the two things are the same. *
	beautiful	There's a beautiful view from my balcony.
	because	You should not persecute someone because of their beliefs.
	beginning	My hair is beginning to go grey.
	believe	I can't believe she has married him.
	character	I like a person with a friendly character.
	colour	The predominant colour in her house is pink.
	committed	Henry committed a serious crime - he forgot to say thank you! *
	completely	My conscience is completely clear.
	daughter	My brother's daughter is my niece.
	definite	Is it definite that Jim is coming?

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absolutely

achievement

alliteration

appearance

argument

audience

basically

beautiful

because

beginning

believe

character

colour

committed

completely

daughter

definite

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