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| Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes |    |
protract 
1
 | prolong; draw out or lengthen in time |
| act of changing or altering |
| give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
| reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion |
quiver
2
| of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge |
| shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement |
| a parallelogram with four right angles |
| sleeplessness; uneasiness; state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context |
refugee
3
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| deposit; matter deposited by some natural process |
| one who flees to shelter, or place of safety |
| spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely |
responsive
4
| keep or confine within limits |
| reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center |
shrug
5
| draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like |
| express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace |
| occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
| one who flees to shelter, or place of safety |
slender
6
| of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge |
| sleeplessness; uneasiness; state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context |
| plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center |
| having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin |
steadfast
7
| shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement |
| having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin |
| subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement |
| firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging |
structural
8
| of structure; affecting structure; constructional |
| physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form; part of a building above the foundation |
| a parallelogram with four right angles |
| relating to quality; having the character of quality |
subdue
9
| being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided |
| possessing or exhibiting virtue; exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; brave |
| quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down |
| seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form |
subsidy
10
| able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
| spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely |
| direct financial aid by the government |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |