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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rot  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
Exercise
not permanent; not lasting
Exercise
securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
Exercise
become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
route  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
Exercise
a way for travel or transportation
Exercise
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
Exercise
moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
sacred  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
Exercise
hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
Exercise
remove the surface from
Exercise
stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
scale  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
Exercise
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
Exercise
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
Exercise
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
sensitive  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
Exercise
able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
Exercise
become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
Exercise
make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
severe  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
find paths through unexplored territory
Exercise
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
Exercise
remove the surface from
Exercise
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
shift  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
Exercise
moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
Exercise
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
Exercise
offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; disagreeable aspect; unsightly
steady  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
Exercise
able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
Exercise
securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
Exercise
turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
strip  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
Exercise
act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
Exercise
give or bring back; return to its original condition
Exercise
remove the surface from
subject  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
something to be treated; course or area of study
Exercise
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
Exercise
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
Exercise
by moving in or forming a circle; from beginning to end; throughout; to a specific place or person