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Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
affable 
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 | secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
affluent
2
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
allusion
3
| bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
analogy
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| relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
archetype
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| harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes |
| failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty. |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
ascetic
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| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field |
autocratic
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| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
| expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief. |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
awry
8
| believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
| in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
banter
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| relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| erase; strike out; remove or make invisible |
blandishment
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| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| decrease fullness of; use up or empty out |