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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
sanctuary 
1
 | [聖域] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque |
| [こっそり] creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen |
| [制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance |
| [不謹慎な] unprincipled; lacking honesty |
scaffold
2
| [覇権] dominance; power to dominate or defeat |
| [足場] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution |
| [こっそり] creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen |
| [残] remaining as a residue; surplus |
shingle
3
| [反動] oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power |
| [シングル] small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles |
| [ビスタ] the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook |
| [制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance |
slay
4
| [殺し] put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love |
| [聖域] place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque |
| [スループ] single-mast sailing boat |
| [羞恥] the feeling of fear of embarrassment |
slump
5
| [スランプ] sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass |
| [茎] stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure |
| [感性] ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception |
| [反動] oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power |
smog
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| [スランプ] sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass |
| [スモッグ] air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog |
| [遅刻] late; delayed; moving slowly |
| [制裁] approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance |
sock
7
| [滅菌] barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy |
| [靴下] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama |
| [株] pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper |
| [崇高] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic |
solemnity
8
| [評判] having a good reputation; honorable |
| [こっそり] creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen |
| [厳粛] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony |
| [気まま] unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion |
speck
9
| [不謹慎な] unprincipled; lacking honesty |
| [ちり] particle; a tiny spot; stain |
| [覇権] dominance; power to dominate or defeat |
| [時間] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly |
sublime
10
| [羞恥] the feeling of fear of embarrassment |
| [醤油] soybean; most highly protein vegetable |
| [復活] rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life |
| [崇高] of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic |