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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
invoke 
1
 | call upon; ask for; request earnestly |
| high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| change; alteration, either in form or qualities. |
| endure; be persistent, refuse to stop |
laborious
2
| foremost in importance; supreme in rank |
| spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair |
| demanding much work or care; tedious |
lofty
3
| high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains |
| foremost in importance; supreme in rank |
| beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin |
monsoon
4
| the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries |
| officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor |
| high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
mutation
5
| spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| change; alteration, either in form or qualities. |
| ban; taboo; forbid |
| wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body |
nourish
6
| the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries |
| easily understood; clear; intelligible |
| fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth |
optical
7
| very important; of outstanding significance or consequence |
| dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration |
| demanding much work or care; tedious |
| of or relating to or involving light or optics |
outset
8
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin |
| very important; of outstanding significance or consequence |
| making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade |
painstaking
9
| the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather |
| of or relating to the countries of the orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern |
| descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains |
paramount
10
| someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
| dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration |
| call upon; ask for; request earnestly |
| foremost in importance; supreme in rank |