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Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
abstemious 
1
 | sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| admit; yield; give up physical control of another |
allure
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| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| conduct; management; way in which a person behaves |
| lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases |
anonymous
3
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
aristocracy
4
| give variety to; spread out activities or investments |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
articulate
5
| expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |
| skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic |
auspicious
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| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
banal
7
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| conduct; management; way in which a person behaves |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
bane
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| give variety to; spread out activities or investments |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
captious
9
| staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race |
| intended to confuse in an argument |
| contradict; give a false impression |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
caricature
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| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| admit; yield; give up physical control of another |
| bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain |
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |