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Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
admonish 
1
 | warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
admonition
2
| differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval |
| apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
adversity
3
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
| intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
ambiguous
4
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste |
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
anonymous
5
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
apathy
6
| contradict; give a false impression |
| expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief. |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| lack of caring; indifference |
banal
7
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
bane
8
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
baton
9
| formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
blight
10
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation |
| sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
| blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |