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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mottled 
1
 | dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
mundane
2
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
nautical
3
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
nettle
4
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
oblivion
5
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
paraphrase
6
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
pedantic
7
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| living by preying on other animals |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
platitude
8
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
plebeian
9
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
precarious
10
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |