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| Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes |   |
afflict 
1
 | cause pain, suffering, or distress |
| a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography |
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition |
allege
2
| state without proof; assert to be true |
| darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored |
| mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame |
| large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible |
ambiguity
3
| padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy |
| state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| causing damage or harm; injurious |
| heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk |
amplify
4
| spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing |
| broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
| ordinary; having no remarkable features |
| analyze; examine; identify the cause of something |
anecdote
5
| throw out something from one's hand; get rid of |
| a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography |
| frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of |
| mandatory; obligatory; required by rule |
appliance
6
| padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy |
| reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from |
| durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use |
| make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile |
auxiliary
7
| refrain from buying or using |
| helper, additional or subsidiary |
| find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of |
| darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored |
boast
8
| state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of |
| show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride |
| durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use |
boycott
9
| move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem |
| causing damage or harm; injurious |
| refrain from buying or using |
| durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use |
bustle
10
| move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem |
| system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes |
| mandatory; obligatory; required by rule |
| helper, additional or subsidiary |