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| Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes |    |
litter 
1
 | state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect |
| gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley |
| disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper |
| legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish |
loathsome
2
| projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater |
| highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust |
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed |
masonry
3
| make too high an estimate of |
| the craft of a construction worker; structure built of stone or brick |
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle |
mermaid
4
| projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater |
| legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of |
moped
5
| disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper |
| gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter |
| a small two-wheeled vehicle with a motor and pedals like those on a bicycle |
| quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened |
mortar
6
| a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended |
| people who take part in |
| chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life |
| act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change |
overestimate
7
| lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of |
| be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer |
| make too high an estimate of |
| a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended |
palpitate
8
| a message that helps to remember something |
| disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper |
| people who take part in |
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
peer
9
| a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land |
| a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir |
| gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter |
| a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age |
phrase
10
| brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression |
| short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder |
| being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight |
| gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley |