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Group 2 - Matching Quizzes
edict 
1
 | root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly |
| decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command |
| exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly |
| elaborately or excessively ornamented |
fallacy
2
| deadly; causing or capable of causing death |
| hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception |
| utter sound made by cattle; make a low noise |
gossamer
3
| plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly |
| transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly |
| sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous |
| deadly; causing or capable of causing death |
harbinger
4
| person who eats too much food and drink |
| tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action |
| with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title |
| forerunner; an indication of approach of something or someone |
hoax
5
| act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke |
| complete failure; sudden and violent collapse |
| mock; laugh at with contempt and derision |
| dispute or contradict, often in insulting way; challenge |
hyperbole
6
| wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty |
| rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly |
| figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement |
| false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
impregnable
7
| invulnerable; able to withstand attack |
| wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty |
| sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous |
| open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval |
impugn
8
| complete failure; sudden and violent collapse |
| noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance |
| horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad |
| dispute or contradict, often in insulting way; challenge |
incarcerate
9
| native; originating where it is found |
| coming into being of something; origin |
| imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose |
| high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing |
ingenious
10
| clever; having inventive or cunning mind |
| inscription on tombstone in memory |
| sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous |
| decorate with ornamental appendages |