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| Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes |    |
laurels 
1
 | small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it |
| honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan |
linguistics
2
| abundant; rich and splendid; fertile |
| insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless |
| humanistic study of language and literature |
| being on time; punctual; performed without delay |
lore
3
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play |
| legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience |
| very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked |
medal
4
| a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person |
| office and function of the president; tenure of a president |
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite |
mischievous
5
| abundant; rich and splendid; fertile |
| causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating |
| act of rehearsing; exercise or practice to prepare for a public performance |
| small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it |
niche
6
| most frequent; widespread; predominant |
| legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience |
| being on time; punctual; performed without delay |
| small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it |
overload
7
| something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite |
| place too much a load on |
| insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless |
| any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae |
palpitate
8
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit |
| the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on |
| made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion |
par
9
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play |
| amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value |
| causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating |
penance
10
| hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense |
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| being on time; punctual; performed without delay |
| repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it |