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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mercenary 
1
 | multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
mettle
2
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
nocturnal
3
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
obsolete
4
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
obtrude
5
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
omnipotent
6
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
panacea
7
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
paradox
8
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
platitude
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| living by preying on other animals |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
plebeian
10
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |