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Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
academic 
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 | of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner |
acrimonious
2
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices |
| lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
adverse
3
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| comparable; similar or alike |
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
apt
4
| having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner |
| person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
aristocracy
5
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
autocratic
6
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| comparable; similar or alike |
| confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass |
banal
7
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
| reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive |
bland
8
| bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy |
bulwark
9
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices |
circumvent
10
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance |
| separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |