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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- gape - - canter - - mettle - - hermitage - - inexorable - - snug - - stirrup - - bracken - - tail end - - footfall -




Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

(equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.

Fitting closely but comfortably

(figuratively) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.

(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.

(countable) The sound made by a footstep.

A quality of endurance and courage.

A smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

The abode of a hermit

(intransitive) To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.