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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
retailer 
1
 | lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression |
| not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition |
| a company which sells goods |
| unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
retroactive
2
| avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined |
| extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
| stocky; short and thick; low and broad |
| mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |
rout
3
| put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly |
| confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony |
| cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape |
| building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks |
scoff
4
| make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty |
| marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous |
| extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
| mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |
somber
5
| something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life |
| delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
| gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color |
| complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned |
spinning
6
| wood or collection of trees, shrubs |
| the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult |
| rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling |
| make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty |
stalk
7
| stocky; short and thick; low and broad |
| stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure |
| the soldier placed on guard; guard |
| pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring |
stately
8
| rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling |
| military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies |
| mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |
| majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions |
symmetrical
9
| proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size |
| marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous |
| the soldier placed on guard; guard |
| pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring |
tarry
10
| proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size |
| delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait |
| rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling |
| unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |