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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
ruddy 
1
 | stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring |
| approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance |
| act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill |
| reddish color; healthy-looking |
sanguine
2
| a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs |
| stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring |
| state of having been made use of; the act of using |
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
scandalous
3
| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| the soldier placed on guard; guard |
| giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation |
sect
4
| speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint |
| a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs |
| avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined |
| a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors |
skyrocket
5
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar |
| giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation |
| recurring with measured regularity |
snug
6
| caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking |
| a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed |
| recurring with measured regularity |
| building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks |
sovereign
7
| giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation |
| one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit |
| satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess |
| reddish color; healthy-looking |
sundry
8
| instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
| advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off |
| various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse |
| a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors |
symbolism
9
| dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
| satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess |
| remaining as a residue; surplus |
| the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations |
tavern
10
| poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite |
| military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies |
| building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks |
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |