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Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
abash 
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 | embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
abridge
2
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
| calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
accolade
3
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
acrimonious
4
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
alienate
5
| use of force to get someone to obey |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
apprehend
6
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
asylum
7
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply |
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
baton
8
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| act of constructing or building something |
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
belie
9
| contradict; give a false impression |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
bulwark
10
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| conduct; management; way in which a person behaves |
| take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |