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Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
defensible 
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 | adj. affected or possessed with self-distrust. |
| n. merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery |
| v. feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret |
| adj. capable of being maintained or justified. |
devious
2
| n. one who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views. |
| a. departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward |
| n. overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness |
| adj. intended for general circulation. |
dexterity
3
| a. offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory |
| v. to entrap. |
| n. right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts |
| v. make uneasy or anxious; trouble |
diffident
4
| n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred |
| v. persuade not to do; discourage |
| n. a superficial amateur. |
| adj. affected or possessed with self-distrust. |
dilettante
5
| v. give a bodily form to; represent in bodily or material form; incorporate |
| adj. affected or possessed with self-distrust. |
| n. a superficial amateur. |
| n. a person to whom a donation is made. |
disqualify
6
| a. apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily |
| adj. exhausted, as having performed its functions. |
| v. to debar. |
| adj. intended for general circulation. |
dissuade
7
| n. overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness |
| v. eradicate; abolish; rule out |
| v. persuade not to do; discourage |
| v. steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer |
distillation
8
| n. separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile. |
| n. one who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views. |
| v. to entrap. |
| v. persuade not to do; discourage |
economize
9
| a. lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative |
| v. save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty |
| v. to entrap. |
| n. accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels. |
embezzle
10
| v. to entrap. |
| v. steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer |
| a. departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward |
| v. to debar. |