Valentines Definition-Match Exercise

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12 vocabulary words from the Valentines Day puzzles.
    1. _____ cordate

    2. _____ heartiness

    3. _____ discord

    4. _____ courage

    5. _____ heartbroken

    6. _____ core

    7. _____ heartland

    8. _____ concordance

    9. _____ cordial

    10. _____ recorder

    11. _____ discourage

    12. _____ heartthrob

Match the twelve definitions below to the vocabulary words on the left.
    a. agreement; harmony; an alphabetical index of subjects and topics

    b. crushed with sorrow; intensively afflicted with great grief or despair

    c. courteous and gracious; invigorating the heart; warm; sincere; heartfelt

    d. a person who sets down things in writing, especially as an official duty; a end-blown flute

    e. a passionate, tender or sentimental emotion; a person who inspires such emotion; a sweetheart

    f. bravery; quality enabling a person to face difficulty, pain, danger etc. without fear

    g. heart-shaped; leaves that are heart-shaped with the attachment at the notched end

    h. any central or vital area, as of a state or nation, considered essential to overall viability

    i. lack of harmony between persons or things; difference of opinion; strife; dispute

    j. to deprive of confidence or hope; to dishearten by expressing disapproval or suggesting failure

    k. the central, innermost, or most important part of anything

    l. showing cordiality, warmth & sincerity; quality of being strong, vigorous & robust


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Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S139Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S139Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S139Level 3-FITB"]
Definition MATCH: ["S139Level 1-Match"] -- ["S139Level 2-Match"] -- ["S139Level 3-Match"]
Crosswords: ["S139Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S139Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S139Level 3 C/W"]
Find the Words: ["S139Level 1 WF"] -- ["S139Level 2 WF"] -- ["S139Level 3 WF"]
Is It True or False?: ["S139Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S139Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S139Level 3 T/F"]
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