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Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
affirm 
1
 | [压缩] close; squeeze or press together; contract |
| [恰当的,贴切的] likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| [使相互关联,使相互影响] relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation |
| [断言,证实,确认] state something as true; assert; confirm |
approximate
2
| [使惊异] affect with wonder; surprise; shock |
| [舒适的,保暖的] padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy |
| [相似的] similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with |
| [接近,近似] come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount |
apt
3
| [很大的,值得重视的] large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible |
| [黏着] stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with |
| [恰当的,贴切的] likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| [膨胀,突出] cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude |
boundary
4
| [竞争,争取,争论] strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for |
| [聊天,非正式谈话] chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts |
| [分界线,边界] dividing line; border; frontier |
| [轴,轴心] the center around which something rotates; pivot |
brisk
5
| [(使)循环,(使)传播] move through space, circuit, or system, returning to the starting point |
| [活泼的,轻快的] marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner |
| [黏着] stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with |
| [断言,证实,确认] state something as true; assert; confirm |
circumference
6
| [压下,压低] lower in spirits; press down |
| [使人愉快的,合意的] ready to consent or submit; acceptable |
| [减少] lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller |
| [圆周,周长] the boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object |
compress
7
| [压缩] close; squeeze or press together; contract |
| [活泼的,轻快的] marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner |
| [聚合,接近] approach; tend to meet; come together |
| [伤害,危害] harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
converse
8
| [使浓缩,精简] change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate |
| [减少] lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller |
| [接近,近似] come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount |
| [聊天,非正式谈话] chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts |
correlate
9
| [(使)循环,(使)传播] move through space, circuit, or system, returning to the starting point |
| [稀缺,缺乏] scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| [使相互关联,使相互影响] relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation |
| [收集,聚集] gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to |
criterion
10
| [外交家,外交官] one who is in charge to deal with others, like an ambassador, who is appointed to represent a government |
| [压缩] close; squeeze or press together; contract |
| [祖先,祖宗] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor |
| [(评判的)标准,准绳,尺度] standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test |