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Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
abominable 
1
 | detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
| rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave |
| exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; quick to understand |
allegory
2
| believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
| daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring |
| symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
| occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another |
alley
3
| a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes |
| being in low spirits; depressed |
| occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another |
| special; unique; marking or expressing distinction or difference |
apathy
4
| document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of a vessel |
| greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain |
| act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god |
| lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference |
arbitrator
5
| someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue; one having the power to make authoritative decisions |
| detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
| symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
| having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave |
bashful
6
| unconventional in an artistic way |
| shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb |
| abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice |
| an event that results in destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed |
bohemian
7
| universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole |
| combination of two or more elements or parts |
| unconventional in an artistic way |
| comparable; similar or alike |
caricature
8
| a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
| daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring |
| delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything |
| act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god |
ceremonial
9
| formal or ritual; ceremonious |
| someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue; one having the power to make authoritative decisions |
| rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| unconventional in an artistic way |
chivalrous
10
| having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave |
| formal or ritual; ceremonious |
| authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another |
| act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god |