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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
residue 
1
 | [粘的] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| [冥想,发呆,白日梦] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake |
| [毒液,恶毒] poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite |
| [残留物,余额] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance |
reverie
2
| [庄严的,值得尊重的] deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored |
| [毒液,恶毒] poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite |
| [树懒,怠惰,懒惰] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals |
| [冥想,发呆,白日梦] daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake |
skyrocket
3
| [猛涨,突增] increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar |
| [筛,过滤] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize |
| [粘的] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| [汽笛,警报器] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid |
smelt
4
| [请求,请愿] plead; file a suit against |
| [闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot |
| [冶炼,精炼] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition |
| [壮丽,辉煌] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur |
sneak
5
| [钉书机] one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples |
| [闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot |
| [渴望的] full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| [鬼鬼祟祟而行,偷窃] creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen |
stapler
6
| [暂时的] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly |
| [亲切,温柔] gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings |
| [钉书机] one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples |
| [宇宙飞船] spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space |
subterranean
7
| [壮丽,辉煌] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur |
| [地下的] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground |
| [超自然的,神奇的] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws |
| [请求,请愿] plead; file a suit against |
supernatural
8
| [短袜,重击,痛打] plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama |
| [汽笛,警报器] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid |
| [超自然的,神奇的] not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws |
| [渴望的] full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
temporal
9
| [壮丽,辉煌] magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur |
| [脚手架,绞刑架] a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution |
| [暂时的] not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly |
| [污染的,玷污的] discolored; dirty; having a stain |
unfavorable
10
| [渴望的] full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| [不宜的,相反的] not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition |
| [亲切,温柔] gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings |
| [筛,过滤] separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize |