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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lap  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
Exercise
landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
Exercise
get or find back; regain a former condition
Exercise
the flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person
mercy  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
worthy of notice; extraordinary
Exercise
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
Exercise
compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind
Exercise
emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
mess  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
Exercise
make a choice or decision; choose; select
Exercise
resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious
Exercise
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
miserable  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
Exercise
very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
Exercise
shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
Exercise
particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person
motive  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; program; plan; scheme
Exercise
outline; a biographical sketch
Exercise
stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
Exercise
emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
nightmare  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
act of having and controlling property; belongings
Exercise
very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
Exercise
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
Exercise
greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important
nuclear  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons
Exercise
landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
Exercise
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
Exercise
of lesser importance or stature or rank; not of legal age; limited in size or scope
obsession  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
Exercise
resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious
Exercise
beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
Exercise
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
owe  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
make a choice or decision; choose; select
Exercise
compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind
Exercise
soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
Exercise
be in debt; be obliged to pay or repay
panel  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons
Exercise
steadfast in allegiance or duty; faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
Exercise
a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
Exercise
act of having and controlling property; belongings