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Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
linguistics 
1
 | person of distinction or great reputation; the celebrity who is an inspiration to others |
| humanistic study of language and literature |
| throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror |
| defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character |
locust
2
| curiously; bizarrely; unusually |
| any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae |
| sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs |
| biologist knowledgeable about natural history |
lure
3
| redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted |
| biologist knowledgeable about natural history |
| having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects |
| something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal |
malady
4
| approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline |
| the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back |
| disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition |
| made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion |
mince
5
| cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of |
| revolve around a center of attraction |
| be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer |
| covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another |
naturalist
6
| approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline |
| biologist knowledgeable about natural history |
| large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail |
| a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land |
operative
7
| tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable |
| condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility |
| having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects |
| fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly |
oracle
8
| most frequent; widespread; predominant |
| the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets |
| cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of |
| covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another |
penetration
9
| done by, used by, or operated with the hands; of small reference book |
| decree; authoritative command or order |
| causing shock or horror; gruesome |
| act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering |
pompous
10
| a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age |
| made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion |
| fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong |
| of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious |