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| Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes |   |
scrape 
1
 | height; status; high level of respect |
| absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution |
| abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface |
| single-mast sailing boat |
shawl
2
| one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia |
| a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head |
| normalize; cause to conform to a standard |
| abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface |
sloop
3
| advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off |
| single-mast sailing boat |
| uneven; rough; very difficult |
| apartment barely meeting minimal standards |
standardize
4
| normalize; cause to conform to a standard |
| separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize |
| for a limited time only |
| uneven; rough; very difficult |
stark
5
| watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention |
| normalize; cause to conform to a standard |
| any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig |
| bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary |
stature
6
| height; status; high level of respect |
| explosively unstable; relating to volcanoes |
| having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent |
| filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
strain
7
| filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
| height; status; high level of respect |
| watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention |
| pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper |
surly
8
| without advance preparation; naturally |
| the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval |
| uneven; rough; very difficult |
| rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions |
swarm
9
| normalize; cause to conform to a standard |
| move or gather in large numbers; be overrun |
| building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks |
| majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions |
tavern
10
| explosively unstable; relating to volcanoes |
| having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent |
| having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress |
| building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks |