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Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
additive 
1
 | something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it; supplement |
| not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence |
| close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch |
| word of opposite meaning; counter term |
allegory
2
| enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell |
| symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
| endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
audacious
3
| increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time |
| fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold |
| enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell |
| covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed |
brazen
4
| increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time |
| old-fashioned; obsolete |
| symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
| having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless |
brute
5
| not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence |
| act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship |
| symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
| done with or marked by full consciousness of nature and effects; intentional |
cadence
6
| having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave |
| rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat |
| beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly |
| not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence |
canopy
7
| covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery |
| extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid |
capricious
8
| rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat |
| family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless |
combustion
9
| beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly |
| something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it; supplement |
| close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch |
| act of burning something |
conceited
10
| not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial |
| beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly |
| endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |