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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
sanction 
1
 | particle; a tiny spot; stain |
| the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment |
| soybean; most highly protein vegetable |
| approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance |
scaffold
2
| prickly; having or covered with protective barbs |
| ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception |
| any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig |
| a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution |
schooner
3
| pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle |
| originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass |
| becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids |
| the soldier placed on guard; guard |
seasoned
4
| experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed |
| protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions |
| bring about; arouse; inspire; activate |
| approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance |
servitude
5
| forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom |
| the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult |
| pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle |
| trace; remains; an indication that something has happened |
sovereign
6
| the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult |
| soybean; most highly protein vegetable |
| not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly |
| one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit |
spark
7
| soybean; most highly protein vegetable |
| building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks |
| bring about; arouse; inspire; activate |
| mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |
speck
8
| trace; remains; an indication that something has happened |
| particle; a tiny spot; stain |
| prickly; having or covered with protective barbs |
| one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit |
subsist
9
| particle; a tiny spot; stain |
| remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself |
| respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect |
| soybean; most highly protein vegetable |
tavern
10
| ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception |
| experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed |
| building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks |
| disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement |