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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
lofty 
1
 | occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body |
| given to expressing yourself freely or insistently |
| liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay |
| high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
lurk
2
| be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance |
| stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived |
| examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate |
| most favorable or advantageous |
magnify
3
| intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge |
| having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular |
| so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded |
| state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination |
nitrogen
4
| be or go before something or someone in time or space |
| most favorable or advantageous |
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four-fifths of the atmosphere by volume |
noxious
5
| quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment |
| harmful to living things; injurious to health |
| stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived |
| be or go before something or someone in time or space |
obligatory
6
| liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay |
| happy and ready to do favors for others |
| intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge |
| morally or legally constraining; required; binding |
opaque
7
| be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance |
| impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome |
| change; alteration, either in form or qualities. |
ostensible
8
| high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
paramount
9
| tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears |
| examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate |
| foremost in importance; supreme in rank |
| liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay |
perplexity
10
| colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four-fifths of the atmosphere by volume |
| quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment |
| high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| leave undone or leave out; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention |