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Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
linguistics 
1
 | legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish |
| act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities |
| appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle |
| humanistic study of language and literature |
marked
2
| a small horse; small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text |
| noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary |
miller
3
| act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities |
| the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place |
| germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease |
| one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine |
mythical
4
| assault; a very powerful attack |
| legendary; fictitious; existing in myth |
| the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour |
| hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense |
oscillate
5
| the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour |
| germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease |
| swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver |
| appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle |
owl
6
| card for sending messages by post without an envelope |
| gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops |
| any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
| any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae |
pawn
7
| appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle |
| something given as security for a loan; pledge or guaranty; article deposited as security |
| full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous |
| the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour |
perilous
8
| card for sending messages by post without an envelope |
| the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back |
| full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous |
| the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour |
pestilence
9
| legendary; fictitious; existing in myth |
| small kernels of corn exploded by heat |
| any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
| appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle |
postcard
10
| gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops |
| advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality |
| small kernels of corn exploded by heat |
| card for sending messages by post without an envelope |