Matching Pairs Reading VocabulariesOnline version Test 2 - Cam 11 by TrucNguyen 1 Witness 2 Erosion 3 Overladen 4 Erode 5 Degradation 6 Vessel 7 Undisputed 8 Engaged in 9 Intact 10 Fleet 11 Mishandle 12 Obstruction to treat something roughly, often causing damage ship in a navy to gradually reduce something such as someone’s power or confidence observer wearing away the process by which something changes to a worse condition. filled with too many people or things unbroken, unharmed, undamaged acknowledged, undeniable a ship or large boat to be doing or to become involved in an activity blockage, obstacle… 1 Excavation 2 Conjunction 3 Gear 4 Fade into obscurity 5 Sonar 6 Protrude 7 Collaboration 8 Amateur 9 Initiate 10 Intermittently 11 Timber 12 Wreck relating to sun combination digging. a set of equipment or tools you need for a particular activity. from time to time start, set off… teamwork, partnership… wood the state of not being known or remembered. Stick out. not professional ruin 1 Hook 2 Feasible 3 Overcome 4 Frame 5 Treasure trove 6 Treasure 7 Climax 8 Precise 9 Framework 10 Salvage 11 Attach 12 Skeleton valuable recover, save. peak, highpoint, best moment… possible, practicable, workable… a curved piece of metal or plastic that you use for hanging things on. structure. the main structure that supports a building, bridge etc. exact, specific, accurate… the main supporting parts of a building, vehicle, or object. glue, join, connect… defeat. a group of valuable or interesting things or pieces of information, or the place where they are. 1 Archaeological 2 Isolated 3 Extraterrestrial 4 Drag 5 Folklore 6 Stranded 7 Pollen 8 Sediment 9 Carved 10 Settled 11 Ancient 12 Definitively established. the study of ancient societies by examining what remains of their buildings, graves, tools etc. remote solid substances that settle at the bottom of a liquid. myths, legends… pull very old a fine powder produced by flowers, which is carried by the wind or by insects to other flowers of the same type, making them produce seeds. a creature that people think may exist on another planet. imprinted stuck. perfectly. 1 Accelerate 2 Fragile 3 Topple 4 Descend 5 Descendant 6 Catastrophe 7 Rival 8 Assert 9 Erosion 10 Contend 11 Infertile 12 Pioneer to take power away from a leader or government, especially by force quicken, speed up… unproductive. opponent. disaster wearing away. defend, maintain… argue. offspring, previous generation easily broken. leader fall. 1 Emerge 2 Manoeuvre 3 Objectivity 4 Reckless 5 Groove 6 Overrun 7 Convince 8 Immunity 9 Abject failure 10 Decimate 11 Doom 12 Ingenious careless. rising. persuade. move, turn. a thin line cut into a hard surface. cleaver, good at inventing… ruin, destroy… resistance, protection… the state of being extremely poor, unhappy, unsuccessful etc. aim, goal, target, purpose… destroy, devastate, ruin… if a place is overrun by unwanted things or people, they spread over it in great numbers 1 Chimp 2 Inclination 3 Stimulate 4 Sceptic 5 Ambiguous 6 Abstract 7 Crucial 8 Fuzzy 9 Renowned 10 Moving 11 Doodle 12 Shed light on drawing. touching, affecting a person who disagrees with particular claims and statements, especially those that are generally thought to be true. Make clear, explain, simplify… an intelligent African animal that is like a large monkey without a tail. a feeling that makes you want to do something. uncertain, confusing, unclear… famous, well-known… uncertain quicken, accelerate… nonfigurative. vital, central, essential, important… 1 Interpretation 2 Dynamic 3 Flit 4 Meticulously 5 Intriguing 6 Mimic 7 Deceptive 8 Decipher 9 Appealing 10 Intricacy 11 Altered 12 Scrutiny complexity. explanation or understanding… to move lightly or quickly and not stay in one place for very long. something that is deceptive seems to be one thing but is in fact very different. carefully, exactly… copy, imitate… changed. decode, interpret… examination, analysis… attractive, interesting… lively, energetic… fascinating, interesting, exciting… 1 Longevity 2 Linger 3 Decode long life. decipher, interpret… remain