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| Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes |    |
laborious 
1
 | a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter |
| constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion |
| demanding much work or care; tedious |
| cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle |
lull
2
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
majestic
3
| stately; royal; relating to a monarch |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others |
| capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
| evil deed; wicked action |
meagre
4
| moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest |
| demanding much work or care; tedious |
| deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate |
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
mishap
5
| unfortunate accident; bad luck |
| treat or use improperly; use to bad purpose; misapply; abuse; treat ill |
| expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance |
narrative
6
| capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
| introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| story; art, technique, or process of telling a story |
| deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate |
novice
7
| move from one country or region to another and settle there |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| introduction, usually to a poem or play |
| impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous |
obstinate
8
| crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil |
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility |
| after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
ostensible
9
| quality or state of being productive; productiveness. |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| complete view in every direction. |
| earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be |
perceptible
10
| technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction |
| unfortunate accident; bad luck |
| capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
| deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate |