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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
repulse 
1
 | sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust |
| uneven; rough; very difficult |
| the case for sword blade; sheath |
restrictive
2
| pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle |
| tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining |
| being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject |
| restraint; avoiding excesses |
rigidity
3
| the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota |
| stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending |
| being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject |
| sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass |
royalty
4
| being royal; quality of royal person; share of the product, as a percentage paid to the copyright owner |
| restraint; avoiding excesses |
| ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart |
| dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
rugged
5
| uneven; rough; very difficult |
| trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble |
| stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending |
| protected from danger or bad weather |
scoff
6
| extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
| gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings |
| mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |
| comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress |
servitude
7
| pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument |
| forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom |
| being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject |
| private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction |
slump
8
| small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head |
| sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass |
| strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete |
| private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction |
sophistication
9
| being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject |
| pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument |
| protected from danger or bad weather |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
sordid
10
| majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions |
| the case for sword blade; sheath |
| filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
| pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle |