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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
repulsive 
1
 | magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious |
| tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition |
sanctuary
2
| place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque |
| something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole |
| unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion |
| dominance; power to dominate or defeat |
shawl
3
| a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head |
| house roof made with a plant material |
| a very tall building with many stories |
| interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide |
skyscraper
4
| having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent |
| interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide |
| a very tall building with many stories |
| contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally |
sumptuous
5
| not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition |
| vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic |
| magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious |
| forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom |
sundry
6
| bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary |
| a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors |
| poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful |
| various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse |
supremacy
7
| the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations |
| dominance; power to dominate or defeat |
| magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur |
| throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage |
sustained
8
| an artist who creates sculptures |
| small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles |
| continued; maintained at length without interruption or weakening |
| physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory |
symbolism
9
| the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations |
| magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious |
| tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting |
| seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony |
synonymous
10
| having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent |
| the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval |
| tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting |
| mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily |