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| Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes |   |
retroactive 
1
 | ad. with the side forward; to or from a side |
| a. extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
| n. expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach |
| v. sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane |
reverie
2
| a. marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| v. cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
| n. daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake |
| a. deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored |
rigidity
3
| n. stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending |
| n. the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk |
| n. poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite |
| n. expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach |
roundabout
4
| v. walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet |
| a. marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| n. stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure |
| a. circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive |
sage
5
| n. extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense |
| n. a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs |
| n. one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia |
| n. small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles |
scanty
6
| n. an artist who creates sculptures |
| a. bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary |
| n. ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception |
| a. somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient |
sect
7
| a. proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size |
| ad. with the side forward; to or from a side |
| n. a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs |
| n. backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
shamble
8
| n. restraint; avoiding excesses |
| n. the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk |
| n. small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles |
| v. walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet |
spine
9
| v. make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty |
| v. move or gather in large numbers; be overrun |
| n. backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
| n. one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia |
stem
10
| a. gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| n. the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk |
| a. extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
| v. walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet |