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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
residual 
1
 | the soldier placed on guard; guard |
| the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk |
| remaining as a residue; surplus |
| speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint |
rib
2
| hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing |
| cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception |
| one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax |
shell
3
| various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse |
| remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly |
| an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid |
| having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress |
sojourn
4
| temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay |
| laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals |
| face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal |
| an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office |
solicitation
5
| act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal |
| magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur |
| remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly |
| unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion |
spinning
6
| apartment barely meeting minimal standards |
| a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head |
| rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling |
| hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
temporarily
7
| cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape |
| for a limited time only |
| face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal |
| one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax |
thwart
8
| hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay |
| concerning; relating to; with respect to |
| outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city |
tortuous
9
| marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous |
| hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal |
| extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense |
touching
10
| a hand tool for driving screws |
| concerning; relating to; with respect to |
| daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake |
| a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing |