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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
microcosm 
1
 | proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
misanthrope
2
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
misnomer
3
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
monologue
4
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
mundane
5
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
nocturnal
6
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| living by preying on other animals |
novice
7
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
obviate
8
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
ostensible
9
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| living by preying on other animals |
panacea
10
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |