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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
reinforce 
1
 | [加强] give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance |
| [广大的,宽敞的] wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable |
| [反驳] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
| [下沉,平息,减退] settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down |
rigorous
2
| [位于之下,成为基础] be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for |
| [严峻的,严格的,严厉的] full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise |
| [征税,课税,税款,税] laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue |
| [靠,躺,倚] cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position |
saturate
3
| [假名,笔名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| [变数,变量] factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant |
| [浸透] soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance |
| [副标题,小标题,字幕] secondary or explanatory title; printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen |
secular
4
| [变数,变量] factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant |
| [世俗的,现世的,永久的] worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century |
| [批发的] selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination |
| [性质的,定性的] relating to quality; having the character of quality |
shanty
5
| [滴,细流] flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip |
| [简陋的小木屋] a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live |
| [坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging |
| [叱责,漫骂,责备] find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke |
sluggish
6
| [坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging |
| [对称,匀称] arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity |
| [行动迟缓的] lazy; with little movement; very slow |
| [浸透] soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance |
stagger
7
| [蹒跚,摇晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements |
| [严峻的,严格的,严厉的] full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise |
| [使简易,使易做,简化] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for |
| [适时的,及时的] being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable |
steadfast
8
| [补充的] added to complete or make up a deficiency |
| [聚集] large group of people gathered or crowded closely together |
| [利用,使用] make useful; find a practical use for; utilize |
| [坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging |
taxation
9
| [征税,课税,税款,税] laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue |
| [利用,使用] make useful; find a practical use for; utilize |
| [副标题,小标题,字幕] secondary or explanatory title; printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen |
| [流传甚广的,分布广的] spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely |
temperate
10
| [节制的,自我控制的] restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality |
| [刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
| [使简易,使易做,简化] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for |
| [重复,循环] act of doing or performing again |