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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
laborious 
1
 | demanding much work or care; tedious |
| gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship |
| place for making observations on the heavenly bodies; building fitted with instruments for observations of space |
| threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
melancholy
2
| belong; have a connection with or dependence on |
| expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance |
| gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression |
monotonous
3
| any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume |
| boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety |
| expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse |
novice
4
| demanding much work or care; tedious |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance |
| go beyond in performance; excel; surpass. |
oblique
5
| the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance |
observatory
6
| place for making observations on the heavenly bodies; building fitted with instruments for observations of space |
| impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous |
| change; alteration, either in form or qualities. |
| deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate |
offhand
7
| bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come |
| without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately |
| gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression |
| break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force |
orchard
8
| the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
| take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob |
| garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees |
| gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression |
pant
9
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| breathe quickly or in a labored manner; sigh |
| the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
| cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position |
piston
10
| the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
| someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine |
| violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |