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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
lofty 
1
 | high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past |
| bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices |
| reading and writing; ability to read and write |
minimise
2
| bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices |
| lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time |
| central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn |
| reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree |
mishap
3
| unfortunate accident; bad luck |
| fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive |
| reading and writing; ability to read and write |
| easily understood; clear; intelligible |
momentous
4
| technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction |
| liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay |
| very important; of outstanding significance or consequence |
| long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat |
moreover
5
| of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| ban; taboo; forbid |
| beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise |
murmur
6
| nothing; of no account; worthless; zero |
| central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn |
| make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water |
| something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay |
nostalgia
7
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past |
| continue; insist; persevere |
| reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree |
| assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess |
orthodox
8
| traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
| of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial |
| lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct |
overture
9
| generous; high-minded; chivalrous |
| unfortunate accident; bad luck |
| an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem |
| peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet |
paradigm
10
| generous; high-minded; chivalrous |
| ban; taboo; forbid |
| small leaf; a leaf-like organ or part |
| a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something |