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| Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes |    |
lean 
1
 | unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh |
| bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support |
| shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment |
| a message that helps to remember something |
lineage
2
| advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality |
| insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless |
| one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion |
| direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry |
livid
3
| gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley |
| giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface |
| a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land |
| lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry |
marshy
4
| bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support |
| feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food |
| muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery |
| skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer |
memo
5
| father and ruler of family or tribe |
| short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder |
| muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery |
| act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering |
oracle
6
| skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets |
| apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept |
orator
7
| father and ruler of family or tribe |
| skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer |
| lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry |
| gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley |
paltry
8
| secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors |
| insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless |
| skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer |
| lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over |
pantry
9
| lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry |
| secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors |
| apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept |
| shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment |
parallel
10
| bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support |
| being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction |
| fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude; bearing character or power of another; acting for another or others |
| shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment |