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| Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes |   |
satellite 
1
 | not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly |
| one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples |
| caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking |
| small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate |
scoff
2
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |
| set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time |
| advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off |
seismic
3
| laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals |
| astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking |
| examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits |
sentinel
4
| small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate |
| one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard |
| particle; a tiny spot; stain |
| one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples |
shyness
5
| the feeling of fear of embarrassment |
| state of having been made use of; the act of using |
| reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole |
| intact; not mentioned; not touched |
slump
6
| ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart |
| sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass |
| one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard |
| state of having been made use of; the act of using |
speck
7
| particle; a tiny spot; stain |
| trace; remains; an indication that something has happened |
| flexible; moving and bending with ease |
| redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun |
squat
8
| mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |
| recurring with measured regularity |
| ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception |
| stocky; short and thick; low and broad |
stupendous
9
| the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations |
| astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally |
| something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole |
taint
10
| contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally |
| flexible; moving and bending with ease |
| mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |
| ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception |