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Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
accelerate 
1
 | shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear |
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| throw out something from one's hand; get rid of |
annuity
2
| ordinary; having no remarkable features |
| move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem |
| marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner |
| annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year |
antagonism
3
| active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
| indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically |
| failure to act; an option that is selected automatically |
| lower in spirits; press down |
ardent
4
| ordinary; having no remarkable features |
| displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate |
| make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm |
| deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device |
aspire
5
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
| a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action |
auxiliary
6
| deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device |
| independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination |
| delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time |
| helper, additional or subsidiary |
axis
7
| seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
| independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination |
| the center around which something rotates; pivot |
| unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants |
bloc
8
| unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants |
| the center around which something rotates; pivot |
| represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe |
| a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action |
blot
9
| spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing |
| seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
| make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm |
| move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem |
browse
10
| seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
| graze; skim or glance at casually |
| serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem |