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Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
abrasion 
1
 | offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
| scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something |
| refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist |
| the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program |
adjacent
2
| adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near |
| offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
| accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable |
| change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors |
adolescence
3
| state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity |
| refrain from buying or using |
| arranged in customary order of the letters of a language |
| the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program |
affiliate
4
| durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use |
| seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
| feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret |
| associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another |
agitation
5
| anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance |
| pile up; collect; mount up; increase |
| space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job |
| quick and skillful; neat in action or performance |
antagonism
6
| spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing |
| accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable |
| state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
apologetic
7
| mandatory; obligatory; required by rule |
| offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
| noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious |
| durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use |
aspire
8
| tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging |
| quick and skillful; neat in action or performance |
| durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use |
| seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
burrow
9
| give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist |
| tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging |
collide
10
| associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another |
| bump; hit something violently |
| unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants |
| assiduous; industrious; hard-working |