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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
kernel 
1
 | make laws; create or pass laws |
| central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn |
| impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
layman
2
| harmful to living things; injurious to health |
| the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance |
| someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
| impose fine or tax; collect payment |
lodging
3
| flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of |
| accommodation; a temporary place to stay |
| warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair |
| lacking wit or imagination; ordinary |
magnate
4
| powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry |
| cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks |
| token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something |
| something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay |
mimic
5
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| complete view in every direction. |
| easily understood; clear; intelligible |
moderate
6
| accommodation; a temporary place to stay |
| someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
| token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something |
| temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over |
narrative
7
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| story; art, technique, or process of telling a story |
| something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay |
| warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair |
obedient
8
| initiate; invent; bring into being; create |
| the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command |
| lacking wit or imagination; ordinary |
| deserving of praise; worthy of high praise |
opaque
9
| impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| deserving of praise; worthy of high praise |
| threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| a student who continues studies after graduation |
overt
10
| open to view; not secret or hidden |
| complete view in every direction. |
| of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language |
| expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |