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Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
dismay 
1
 | destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm |
| middle; lying between two extremes |
| security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty |
| unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
distend
2
| arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist |
| swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure |
| to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now |
| enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass |
drench
3
| wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly |
| make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely |
| destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm |
| dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air |
excavate
4
| swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure |
| utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress |
| unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
| perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence |
exempt
5
| not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation |
| ban on commerce or other activity |
| flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display |
| draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer |
ghastly
6
| horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad |
| uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write |
| security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty |
| science of the relationships between organisms and their environments |
gush
7
| science of the relationships between organisms and their environments |
| flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display |
| ban on commerce or other activity |
| of the same or similar nature or kind |
gust
8
| increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
| relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together |
| blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind |
| enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement |
hitherto
9
| to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now |
| leave out of; keep out of; reject |
| not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation |
| perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence |
howl
10
| perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence |
| uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write |
| utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress |
| middle; lying between two extremes |