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Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
airing 
1
 | [減少] lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller |
| [放映] exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast |
| [引用] quote; adduce as an instance |
| [略称は] shortening something by omitting parts of it |
apologetic
2
| [保管] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian |
| [考える] look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought |
| [申し訳なさそう] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
| [自動化] replace or enhance human labor with machines |
aspire
3
| [ビーズ] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing |
| [アセンド] move up or climb something; mount |
| [熱望する] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
| [表彰] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard |
bead
4
| [充てる] parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot |
| [ビーズ] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing |
| [美容] one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments |
| [一致] occur at the same time as; correspond |
bitumen
5
| [全滅] destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
| [バイアス] mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame |
| [食い入るように見る] consume; eat greedily; destroy completely |
| [熱望する] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
blot
6
| [派生] obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of |
| [しみ] spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing |
| [相殺] act as force or influence that balances, checks, or limits an opposite one |
| [収束] approach; tend to meet; come together |
caustic
7
| [申し訳なさそう] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
| [気圧] an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere |
| [累積] increasing by successive addition |
| [苛性ソーダ] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
cite
8
| [申し訳なさそう] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
| [ビーズ] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing |
| [抑止] keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| [引用] quote; adduce as an instance |
coil
9
| [延期] delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time |
| [収束] approach; tend to meet; come together |
| [コイル] a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes |
| [圧縮] close; squeeze or press together; contract |
commend
10
| [抑止] keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| [放映] exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast |
| [表彰] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard |
| [断言] state something as true; assert; confirm |