6000 IELTS Academic Words
| Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes |    |
levity 
1
 | n. defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character |
| n. remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault |
| n. lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate |
| n. written proposal or reminder |
libel
2
| n. defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character |
| n. disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition |
| n. a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person |
| n. something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite |
livid
3
| n. young dog; pup; doll; puppet |
| n. lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate |
| n. written proposal or reminder |
| a. lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry |
lurid
4
| a. lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry |
| a. causing shock or horror; gruesome |
| n. disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition |
| n. any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae |
luxuriant
5
| a. opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative |
| a. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile |
| n. allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations |
| a. legendary; fictitious; existing in myth |
medal
6
| n. a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person |
| a. subject to punishment by law |
| n. young dog; pup; doll; puppet |
| n. allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations |
microcosm
7
| a. being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight |
| n. brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter |
| n. a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something |
| a. lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry |
paltry
8
| a. insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless |
| v. hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense |
| a. foretelling events as if by divine inspiration |
| n. lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate |
parallel
9
| a. being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight |
| n. discussion intended to produce an agreement |
| a. being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction |
| a. legendary; fictitious; existing in myth |
permissive
10
| n. something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite |
| n. a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person |
| a. approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline |
| a. subject to punishment by law |