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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
salient 
1
 | experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| religious zeal; willingness to serve God |
| in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore |
screwdriver
2
| instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
| land or an area of land of high elevation |
| a hand tool for driving screws |
| recurring with measured regularity |
seismic
3
| cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape |
| caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking |
| private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction |
| the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance |
sheltered
4
| drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up |
| the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance |
| a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone |
| protected from danger or bad weather |
speculation
5
| examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits |
| barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy |
| outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city |
| the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance |
sterile
6
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up |
| barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy |
| caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking |
subsequently
7
| being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject |
| of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic |
| rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life |
| in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore |
symmetrical
8
| proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size |
| put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly |
| global; universal; throughout the world |
| a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors |
synonymous
9
| a hand tool for driving screws |
| drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up |
| having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent |
| interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide |
veneration
10
| be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy |
| rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life |
| the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook |
| religious zeal; willingness to serve God |