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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
renovation 
1
 | improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal |
| able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations |
| brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone |
| force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against |
restrict
2
| not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull |
| keep or confine within limits |
| the expanse of land or water; a system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet |
| worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century |
rouse
3
| become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken |
| summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature |
| happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |
| denote; mean; indicate |
shanty
4
| instruction; description; an act of specifying or making a detailed statement |
| necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables |
| keep or confine within limits |
| a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live |
signify
5
| shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement |
| able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations |
| act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult |
| denote; mean; indicate |
simultaneous
6
| be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed |
| existing, happening, or done at the same time |
| able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
| easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly |
sovereign
7
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent |
| tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind |
| marked by or given to doubt; questioning |
specification
8
| instruction; description; an act of specifying or making a detailed statement |
| denote; mean; indicate |
| draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like |
| make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion |
staple
9
| move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension |
| the practice of traveling for pleasure; the business of providing tours and services for tourists |
| necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables |
| having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent |
subsidy
10
| popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use |
| direct financial aid by the government |
| easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly |
| improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal |