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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reward  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear
Exercise
satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
Exercise
method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
Exercise
give or bring back; return to its original condition
sacrifice  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
Exercise
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
Exercise
reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
Exercise
the meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
session  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
Exercise
complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
Exercise
in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
Exercise
the meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
sewer  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
Exercise
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
Exercise
satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
Exercise
kind or species; a class of
somehow  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
cause something to happen; set off
Exercise
criteria; basis for comparison
Exercise
find paths through unexplored territory
Exercise
in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
sour  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
Exercise
criteria; basis for comparison
Exercise
move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
Exercise
taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
stable  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
Exercise
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Exercise
not easily moved or disturbed
Exercise
in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
strip  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
Exercise
remove the surface from
Exercise
extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
Exercise
method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
suspect  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
Exercise
make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
Exercise
have doubts about; distrust
Exercise
hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear
sweep  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
Exercise
shut with force and loud noise; strike with force
Exercise
sculpture representing a human or animal
Exercise
become smaller or draw together; compress