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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
recession 
1
 | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
| factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant |
| state of being reluctant; unwillingness; hesitancy in taking some action |
| person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry |
scorch
2
| annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to |
| burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn |
| organization of performers and associated personnel |
| mark a line below, as words; underscore. |
shanty
3
| earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land |
| combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together |
| shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently |
| a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live |
shrug
4
| necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables |
| organize opposition to authority; make revolution |
| draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like |
| person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry |
spacious
5
| rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric |
| wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable |
| of structure; affecting structure; constructional |
| remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists |
stagnant
6
| not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull |
| dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period |
| not even; not level; not uniform; rough |
| draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like |
staple
7
| necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables |
| move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension |
| not even; not level; not uniform; rough |
| lazy; with little movement; very slow |
starch
8
| naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits |
| shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently |
| organize opposition to authority; make revolution |
| withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
stimulus
9
| being beyond what is required or sufficient |
| burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn |
| helps something to happen more quickly |
| one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left |
strive
10
| factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant |
| endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy |
| draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like |
| hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |