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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
respite 
1
 | air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog |
| usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape |
| ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy |
reverence
2
| temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay |
| profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy |
| sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling |
| increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar |
rinse
3
| remaining as a residue; surplus |
| increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar |
| gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap |
rustic
4
| plead; file a suit against |
| produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic |
| typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance |
| drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner |
sensual
5
| physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory |
| spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space |
| beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw |
| backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
skyrocket
6
| plead; file a suit against |
| increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar |
| poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful |
| something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life |
somber
7
| stocky; short and thick; low and broad |
| science of God or religion |
| gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
sovereign
8
| concerning; relating to; with respect to |
| one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit |
| physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory |
| backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
subsist
9
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period |
| established ceremony prescribed by a religion |
| remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself |
tarry
10
| astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner |
| gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings |
| delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |