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Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
abridge 
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 | lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
abstemious
2
| something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune |
| departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward |
allude
3
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
anarchy
4
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole |
| lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices |
| speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud |
aristocracy
5
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner |
candor
6
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
collusion
7
| calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
compensation
8
| something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury |
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree |
condole
9
| secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy |
| grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
cryptic
10
| group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud |