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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
recede 
1
 | [지정] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate |
| [녹말] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits |
| [저수지] a tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to keep water for community use |
| [물러 나다] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension |
ripple
2
| [동기화] happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |
| [리플] wavelike motion; undulation; sound like that of water running over a stony bottom |
| [새싹] have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up |
| [쉬머가] shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently |
specify
3
| [투명한] partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen |
| [적기] being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable |
| [지정] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate |
| [보험업을 경영하다] write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure |
sporadic
4
| [종속] occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
| [셔터] a hinged blind for a window |
| [산발적] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
| [물러 나다] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension |
sprout
5
| [새싹] have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up |
| [감독하다] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
| [과외] brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone |
| [지정] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate |
strive
6
| [노력] endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy |
| [난류] organization of performers and associated personnel |
| [짓밟다] step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury |
| [능가] be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed |
subordinate
7
| [강화] give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance |
| [종속] occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive |
| [주관] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal |
| [꼼꼼한] precisely and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious |
superstructure
8
| [느린] lazy; with little movement; very slow |
| [동시] existing, happening, or done at the same time |
| [용접] unite closely or intimately; join together by heating |
| [상부 구조] physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form; part of a building above the foundation |
supplementary
9
| [변화] act of changing or altering |
| [물러 나다] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension |
| [소독] make sterile or unproductive; impoverish, as land; exhaust of fertility. |
| [보충] added to complete or make up a deficiency |
terrify
10
| [위협] frighten; fill with terror |
| [잔디] wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school |
| [받다] experience; suffer; pass through |
| [용접] unite closely or intimately; join together by heating |