PTE for Academic Words | Introduction |
Group (D) - Matching Quizzes |
barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course | |
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely | |
get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange | |
thick; crowded closely together; compact |
get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange | |
disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes | |
move suddenly and rapidly | |
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely |
free from fear or suspicion; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly | |
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency | |
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller | |
become worse; decline; fall |
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of | |
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller | |
become worse; decline; fall | |
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion |
move suddenly and rapidly | |
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint | |
free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable | |
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water | |
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance | |
lead forth; reach a conclusion by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of | |
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something |
disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes | |
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion | |
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret | |
cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap |
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly | |
change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state | |
emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness | |
hand out; disseminate; allocate |
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland | |
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound | |
deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device | |
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay |
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of | |
change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state | |
indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically | |
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored |