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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
meagre 
1
 | deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate |
| skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise |
| lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time |
| combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite |
mediate
2
| in a regular periodic manner; intermittently |
| resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties |
| colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four-fifths of the atmosphere by volume |
| assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess |
merge
3
| combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite |
| reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree |
| trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations |
| fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
nostalgia
4
| resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties |
| strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something |
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past |
oblique
5
| in a regular periodic manner; intermittently |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
| traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
obstinate
6
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties |
| deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate |
| something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement |
odour
7
| garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees |
| any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume |
| a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined |
| provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth |
outcry
8
| beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy |
| strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor |
| gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship |
| without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately |
outweigh
9
| fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| go beyond; surpass; exceed |
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess |
overture
10
| an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem |
| any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| go beyond; surpass; exceed |