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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
repulsive 
1
 | remaining as a residue; surplus |
| tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting |
| one who makes or repairs something |
| pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument |
residual
2
| increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar |
| a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution |
| remaining as a residue; surplus |
| hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground |
reverie
3
| daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake |
| unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph |
| expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach |
| normalize; cause to conform to a standard |
salutary
4
| delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
| turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis |
| tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health |
| of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic |
scrape
5
| abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface |
| remaining as a residue; surplus |
| hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground |
| any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances |
sheath
6
| particle; a tiny spot; stain |
| protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions |
| physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory |
| not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition |
sideways
7
| with the side forward; to or from a side |
| restraint; avoiding excesses |
| any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances |
| queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange |
sloop
8
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle |
| single-mast sailing boat |
| land or an area of land of high elevation |
speck
9
| sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation |
| not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition |
| particle; a tiny spot; stain |
| land or an area of land of high elevation |
subsequently
10
| land or an area of land of high elevation |
| act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill |
| in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore |
| not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition |