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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
1
 | slight offense; small sin or fault |
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
mercenary
2
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
monologue
3
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
nettle
4
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| living by preying on other animals |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
notorious
5
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
obdurate
6
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
obtrusive
7
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
ostensible
8
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
parody
9
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
pecuniary
10
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |