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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
luminous 
1
 | introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| accommodation; a temporary place to stay |
| practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something |
| shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light |
malignant
2
| easily understood; clear; intelligible |
| opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net |
| a student who continues studies after graduation |
| injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil |
maritime
3
| make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of |
| personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in a particular activity |
| a student who continues studies after graduation |
| relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical |
mire
4
| go beyond; surpass; exceed |
| old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date |
| shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light |
| cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle |
narcotic
5
| liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay |
| the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
| domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese |
| all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms |
nullify
6
| without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately |
| state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination |
| the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
| make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of |
obligatory
7
| without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately |
| morally or legally constraining; required; binding |
| make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of |
| accommodation; a temporary place to stay |
offhand
8
| without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately |
| impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
outdated
9
| domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese |
| old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date |
| various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated |
| all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms |
outweigh
10
| unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality |
| go beyond; surpass; exceed |
| relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical |
| making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade |