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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
respite 
1
 | usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| with the side forward; to or from a side |
| traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period |
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
sag
2
| the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk |
| sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane |
| the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid |
| circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive |
salient
3
| intact; not mentioned; not touched |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
| creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen |
salutary
4
| separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize |
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
| marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health |
sap
5
| profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy |
| the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid |
| proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size |
| relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe |
servitude
6
| forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom |
| particle; a tiny spot; stain |
| traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period |
| deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored |
sideways
7
| made or consisting of wool |
| with the side forward; to or from a side |
| beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw |
| slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon |
sift
8
| circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive |
| separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize |
| bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle |
| sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling |
spear
9
| instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
| tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health |
| sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane |
| a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing |
speck
10
| forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime |
| the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk |
| beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw |
| particle; a tiny spot; stain |