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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Academic Word List Exercises Sublist 7b - Correct answers:
   
 
 
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