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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
residue 
1
 | attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable |
| the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance |
| ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart |
| redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun |
retroactive
2
| energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop |
| watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention |
| communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals |
| extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
revert
3
| in a manner free from fear or risk |
| energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop |
| be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion |
| return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to |
ruddy
4
| interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide |
| reddish color; healthy-looking |
| uneven; rough; very difficult |
| redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun |
rumble
5
| science of God or religion |
| utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound |
| caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking |
| remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly |
sanctuary
6
| interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide |
| place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque |
| complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned |
| removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated |
scrape
7
| trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble |
| abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface |
| tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health |
| avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined |
secluded
8
| uneven; rough; very difficult |
| place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque |
| giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation |
| removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated |
sock
9
| plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama |
| an artist who creates sculptures |
| place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque |
| tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health |
spartan
10
| act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal |
| advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off |
| avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined |
| confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony |