Academic Word List Sublist 7
Here we move on to practice exercises for the academic word list sublist 7, words 11 - 20.
Words 11-20
Contrary Convert Couple Decade Definite
Deny Differentiate Dispose Dynamic Eliminate
Exercise 1
Which of the above AWL words do you know?
Match the definitions to the word:
Exercise 2
Choose which word will fit in the gap:
1 . She has been doing yoga for a
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of years now, so she is pretty flexible.
2 . Unless any specific evidence is found to the
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, I will continue to believe that he is guilty of stealing the books.
3 . She was
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that she would get a band 7 in IELTS so she was quite disappointed with a 6.5.
4 . Strong and respected leaders normally need to be very
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and charismatic.
5 . One of the bedrooms was very small, so after they bought the house, they
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it into a bathroom.
6 . Any team that fails to score will be automatically
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from the game.
7 . He
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that he started the fight, even though some of his friends said he had.
8 . It is expected that the gap between the rich and poor will continue to increase over the next
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.
9 . She couldn’t
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between the twins. They both looked identical.
10 . The
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of nuclear waste is very problematic. The main method is to bury it in the ground and hope it doesn't leak out.
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