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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
levy 
1
 | [匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的] rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| [迅速增长,传播,扩散] cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number |
| [征收] impose fine or tax; collect payment |
| [罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action |
monsoon
2
| [序,先驱,先导] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| [消遣,娱乐] something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement |
| [高原,高地] highland; upland; relatively flat highland |
| [季雨,季风,大雨] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries |
murmur
3
| [假定,假设,前提] a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it |
| [多边的,多 国参加的] having many sides; many-sided |
| [柔声地说,喃喃而言] make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water |
| [移动,迁徙] move from one country or region to another and settle there |
narrative
4
| [赶上,超过] come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome |
| [解说的] story; art, technique, or process of telling a story |
| [在之前,早于,优先于] be or go before something or someone in time or space |
| [恶性的,伤害的,致命的] injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil |
odour
5
| [气味,香味] any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume |
| [罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action |
| [终年的,永久的] lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time |
| [多边的,多 国参加的] having many sides; many-sided |
paradigm
6
| [无,零,(运动中)零分] nothing; of no account; worthless; zero |
| [间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| [接近,靠近] coming nearer; approaching |
| [典范,模式] a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something |
paraphrase
7
| [序(诗歌,歌剧的)] introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| [活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
| [解释,批注,注释] restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others |
| [更重要,超过] go beyond; surpass; exceed |
pastime
8
| [解说的] story; art, technique, or process of telling a story |
| [高原,高地] highland; upland; relatively flat highland |
| [消遣,娱乐] something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement |
| [迅速增长,传播,扩散] cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number |
poise
9
| [虔诚] religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness |
| [序,先驱,先导] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| [季雨,季风,大雨] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries |
| [使相等,使平衡] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance |
postage
10
| [取消] act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything |
| [邮资] token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something |
| [狂热] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action |
| [活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |