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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
retroactive 
1
 | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
| with the side forward; to or from a side |
| tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
reverence
2
| profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy |
| a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution |
| a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery |
| set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time |
salient
3
| a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution |
| spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| trace; remains; an indication that something has happened |
scabbard
4
| the case for sword blade; sheath |
| having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve |
| hesitate as a result of conscience or principle |
| a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution |
scaffold
5
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution |
| not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly |
| wood or collection of trees, shrubs |
sift
6
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar |
| separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize |
| a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society |
stapler
7
| one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples |
| delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
| someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells them to merchants |
| marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous |
strain
8
| pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper |
| caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking |
| originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass |
| land or an area of land of high elevation |
stratum
9
| increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar |
| amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses |
| a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society |
| pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper |
supple
10
| extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
| gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| trace; remains; an indication that something has happened |
| flexible; moving and bending with ease |