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Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
abominable 
1
 | detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
| name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
| unoriginal; derived from another source |
ancestry
2
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage |
| name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| done with or marked by full consciousness of nature and effects; intentional |
ape
3
| plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply |
| skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic |
| give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
| imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions |
appellation
4
| bringing or coming to an end; cease |
| name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle |
| expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
attire
5
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress |
| remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned |
| having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless |
boisterous
6
| high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red |
| rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle |
| worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean |
brazen
7
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
| having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless |
| assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
bullion
8
| someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue; one having the power to make authoritative decisions |
| gold and silver in the form of bars |
| destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people |
| firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike |
canary
9
| having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon |
| assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
| someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue; one having the power to make authoritative decisions |
| pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance |
capricious
10
| having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon |
| assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless |