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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rust  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
Exercise
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
Exercise
unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
Exercise
serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
saddle  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
Exercise
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
Exercise
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
Exercise
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
setback  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
Exercise
guide; give individual instruction
Exercise
unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
Exercise
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
solemn  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
Exercise
materials; abilities; available source
Exercise
act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
Exercise
guide; give individual instruction
splash  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
materials; abilities; available source
Exercise
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
Exercise
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
Exercise
keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
statistics  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
Exercise
border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
Exercise
materials; abilities; available source
Exercise
lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
statute  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
Exercise
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
Exercise
someone who has given long service
Exercise
a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
synthetic  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
Exercise
almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
Exercise
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
Exercise
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
tame  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
Exercise
small branch or division of a branch
Exercise
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
Exercise
domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
transit  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
Exercise
act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
Exercise
taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
Exercise
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly