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Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
farce 
1
 | broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show |
| offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory |
| excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance |
| thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to |
flare
2
| freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort |
| broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show |
| flame up with a bright, wavering light; burst into intense, sudden flame; become suddenly angry |
| clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach |
flimsy
3
| color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color |
| weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity |
| improperly forward or bold; rude |
| not literal, but metaphorical; not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning |
flora
4
| act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation |
| plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ |
| making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention |
| not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with |
funding
5
| making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention |
| act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible |
| an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information |
| act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation |
glee
6
| free, without charge; costing nothing |
| monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters |
| music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth |
| thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to |
gospel
7
| not literal, but metaphorical; not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning |
| the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance |
| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| the unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity |
guise
8
| offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory |
| free, without charge; costing nothing |
| weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity |
| outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance |
impudence
9
| tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect |
| thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to |
| offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude |
| outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance |
incense
10
| coarse food for cattle or horses |
| incapable of being described |
| any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block |
| smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; the pleasant smell |